PERCENT BY VOLUME
A sports drink bottle is labeled 750 mL total. Inside, there is 200 mL of fruit syrup and the rest is water. The label also says the bottle contains 50 mL of added vitamins, but these vitamins are already mixed into the syrup.
What is the percentage by volume concentration of fruit syrup in the drink?
26.67%
A “supercharged” sports drink claims to have a special energy powder mixed into 860 g of beverage. After analysis, the powder content is found to be exactly 215 g. Determine the percentage by mass of the powder in the sports drink.
25%
A bottle of cough syrup contains 120 mL total. It has 30 mL of alcohol and 15 mL of flavoring extract. If the flavoring is part of the alcohol portion, what is the percentage by volume concentration of alcohol in the cough syrup?
25% alcohol
A jar labeled “Premium Honey Syrup” has a total mass of 1.2 kg. Testing reveals that 960 g of the jar’s contents is pure honey, with the rest being water. Find the percentage by mass of the honey.
80%
A perfume bottle holds 250 mL total. It’s made of 70 mL fragrance oil, 20 mL coloring liquid, and the rest alcohol. If the coloring liquid is considered part of the alcohol base, what is the percentage by volume concentration of alcohol in the perfume?
72% alcohol
A student makes a concentrated salt solution using 58 g of salt and an unknown amount of water. The total mass of the solution ends up being 200 g. Find the percent by mass of salt.
29%
A kitchen cleaner has 500 mL total volume. It contains 75 mL lemon extract, 50 mL vinegar, and the rest water. If lemon extract and vinegar together are called the “active ingredients,” what is the percentage by volume concentration of active ingredients in the cleaner?
25% active ingredients
A chemical mixture contains 45.5 g of a powdered catalyst and 204.5 g of a base chemical. What is the percentage by mass of the catalyst in the mixture?
18.2%
A fish tank water treatment bottle has 300 mL total. Inside are 40 mL algae remover, 60 mL dechlorinator, and the rest pure water. If the question asks for the percentage by volume concentration of water, what is the answer?
66.67% water
A baker mixes 375 g of sugar into 1.125 kg of flour to make a sweet dough. What is the percentage by mass of sugar in the dough?
25%