A solution is prepared by dissolving sugar in water. The solution is 25% by mass, sugar. How many grams of water are in 472 grams of this solution?

If the sugar makes up 25% of the solution, that means the water makes up 75%, or 3/4, of the solution.

Set up a proportion to solve:

3/4=x/472

Cross multiply:

4*x=472*3

4x=1416

x=354

Therefore, there are 354 grams of water in the solution

352

Explanation:

.75 times 472 because. 25 is sugar so. 75 is watet