14 is 28% of the number 50.
Answer:
Ella should add
lbs of water.
Total weight of syrup
lbs
Step-by-step explanation:
Weight:
Weight of sugar = 0.5 lbs.
Weight of water added = x lbs
Total weight = 0.5 + x lbs
Percentage:
0.5 + x -- 100%
0.5 -- 1.5%
Write a proportion:

Cross multiply:

Ella should add
lbs of water.
Total weight of syrup

28.26 is closest to 28 so you round 28.26 to 28, not 29.