Question

A solution of cough syrup contains 5.00% active ingredient by volume. If the total volume of the bottle is 10.0 mL , how many milliliters of active ingredient are in the bottle?

Answer 1

5 % by volume, right?

so 5% of the 10 mL

Answer 2

I'm still lost

Answer 3

You need to find 5% of 10 mL.

What's 5% of 10 dollars?

Answer 4

0.5

Answer 5

what's the unit?

Answer 6

mL

Answer 7

i meant for "What's 5% of 10 dollars?"

it's 0.5 dollars

it's the same for 5% of 10 mL

5%=0.05

so, 0.05*10 mL=0.5 mL

Answer 8

Thanks for your help

Answer 9

no problem

Answer 10

How many years are in a century? A hundred right? That's cause cent means a hundred. Next, if you're going 60 miles per hour that means 60 miles / 1 hour. So combine these two:

5 per cent = 5/100