Answer:
The percentage of salt in the mixture 24.84%
Explanation:
In this problem we are required to solve for the percentage of salt in the mixture of salt and water
Step one :
We can proceed by first solving for the total mass of the mixture
Which is given as
mass of mixture =mass of salt +mass of water
Mass of mixture = 1.17+3.54
Mass of mixture = 4.71 lb
Step two :
Now let us calculate the percentage of salt present in the mixture which is
=(mass of salt/mass of mixture) *100
=(1.17/4.71)*100
=0.248*100
=24.84%
