The milligrams of sodium in a 20 ounce sports drink is 275 milligrams.
Work:
I divided 110 by 8 which gave me 13.75
13.75 is the milligrams of sodium in each ounce.
I then divided it by 20 and got 275 the number of milligrams in a 20 ounce drink.
The first thing we must do for this case is to define variables:
x: the total mass of the chemical in the container
y: a sample of a chemical from a container
We have the following equation:
y = (3/10) x - 5 3/4
Then, for y = 39.1 we have:
39.1 = (3/10) x - 5 3/4
Clearing x:
(3/10) x = 39.1 + 5 3/4
(3/10) x = 44.85
x = (10/3) * (44.85)
x = 149.5 grams
Answer:
the total mass in grams of the chemical in the container before the scientist removed the sample of 39.1 grams was:
x = 149.5 grams.
Divide 1/2 by 1/8 by doing Keep change flip. 1/2 divided by 1/8 turns to 1/2 x 8/1 =9/2 and then divide 9/2 like this 9 divided by 2= 2 1/2
