Question

If you have 50g of sugar and want to make 25% sugar syrup,
how much water do you need?

Answer 1

3(50 g) = 150 g

Explanation:

If you mean 25% sugar by mass, then 1/4 of the total mass is sugar, and 3/4 is water. So you need 3 times as much water as sugar.

3(50 g) = 150 g