A 125g sample of a mixture of salt and sand contains 12% salt. a. How much salt (in g) does the sample contain?
b. How much sand (in g) does it contain?

12 % salt is present in 125 g mixture of salt and sand.
Keep in mind that the total percentage is always 100 %
Therefore, if 12 % is the salt, remaining 88 % must be
sand.
a. The amount of mixture is 125 q. Here, 12 % of 125 is
12 * 125 / 100 = 15 g of salt is present in 125 g mixture.
b. The amount of sand can be calculated similarly, 88 %
of 125 g is 88 * 125 / 100 = 110 g of sand is present in
125 g mixture.

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