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carmyn duboise

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I need immediate help with a math problem. I disolved 2g sugar in 1 liter of water.
(2g/1)L. How many mg of sugar are contained in 200ml of water?
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carmyn duboise said:
I need immediate help with a math problem. I disolved 2g sugar in 1 liter of water.
(2g/1)L. How many mg of sugar are contained in 200ml of water?
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1 L = 1000 ml
1 g = 1000 mg

2 g / 1 L = 2000 mg / 1000 ml
Reduce the fraction on the right, and you'll get 2 mg / 1 ml

If 1 ml of water contains 2 mg of sugar, how much sugar would be in 200 ml?
 
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