Answer to Question #261504 in General Chemistry for Abel

Question

It is convenient to add salt to butter, produced in a continuous buttettaxing machine, Dy addinea siury of bal

with water containing 00% of salt and 40' of water by weight. If the final composition of the butter is to be 15,8%

moisture and 1,4% galt, eatimate the original moisture content of the butter prior to salting, (15.2%)

Answer 1

40+15.8+14=69.8

69.8/3=23.267%