Question

A tablet of cold medicine weighs.700g. It contains .500g of active ingredient. What percent of the tablet is the active ingredient

Answer 1

Answer:

71%

Explanation:

Total weight = 700g

Active weight = 500g

% of active ingredient = $\frac{active weight}{total weight} *100$

$\frac{500}{700}* 100$ = 0.71 * 100 = 71%