PLEASE HELP ME!!

Anna filled completely four identical cups with different liquids. Three of the cups were filled with freshwater from different locations on land and one cup was filled with ocean water. The liquid in the four cups was boiled completely. The table below shows the mass of salt obtained on boiling the liquids completely.

Cup

Mass of salt (in gram)

1 25
2 18
3 35
4 29

Into which of these cups did Anna most likely fill ocean water?

Question

PLEASE HELP ME!!

 Anna filled completely four identical cups with different liquids. Three of the cups were filled with freshwater from different locations on land and one cup was filled with ocean water. The liquid in the four cups was boiled completely. The table below shows the mass of salt obtained on boiling the liquids completely.



Cup

Mass of salt (in gram)


1 25 
2 18 
3 35 
4 29 

Into which of these cups did Anna most likely fill ocean water?

lichking · Answer

Anna likely filled ocean water in the fourth cup.

lichking · Answer

Would you like a reason?

anonymous · Answer

She most likely filled the third cup with ocean water. It has the most salt, which is the probable choice since ocean water is loaded with salt.