Question

A solution of cough syrup contains 5.00% active ingredient by volume. If the total volume of the bottle is 15.0 ml , how many milliliters of active ingredient are in the bottle?

Answer 1

In 15.0 ml of the cough syrup bottle contains 5.00 % active ingredient by volume,

therefore, the amount of active ingredients in ml is

$= \frac{5}{100} \times 15 ml = 0.75 \ ml$.

Thus, active ingredient are in the bottle is 0.75 ml.