{"id":160,"date":"2023-07-30T13:42:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T17:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=160"},"modified":"2023-11-03T14:37:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:37:14","slug":"soluble-solutions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/chapter\/soluble-solutions\/","title":{"raw":"Soluble Solutions Ratios","rendered":"Soluble Solutions Ratios"},"content":{"raw":"Often we express the concentration of a diluted solution in terms of ratio to the original. A [latex]1:10[\/latex] ratio, for example, meaning that the final solution has been diluted tenfold. Don\u2019t let this intimidate you; it\u2019s just a different form of a simple equation. You, too, can calculate ratios between solutions. Here\u2019s how to set about solving these kinds of problems.\r\n\r\nDetermine what information you have and what you need to find. You might have a solution of known starting concentration and be asked to dilute it by some set ratio -- [latex]1:10[\/latex], for example. Or you might have the concentration of two solutions and need to determine the ratio between them.\r\n\r\nIf you have a ratio, convert it into a fraction. [latex]1:10[\/latex] becomes [latex]\\tfrac{1}{10}[\/latex], for example, while [latex]1:5[\/latex] becomes [latex]\\tfrac{1}{5}[\/latex]. Multiply this ratio by the original concentration to determine concentration of the final solution.\r\n\r\nUse the fraction to determine how much of the original solution should be added to a given volume when diluting.\r\n\r\nIf you need to find the ratio of concentration between two solutions, just turn it into a fraction by placing the original solution in the denominator and the dilute solution in the numerator.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-495 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/Culinary-Solutions-spraybottle-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"294\" \/>Next, multiply or divide both numerator and denominator of the fraction by the smallest number that will convert them to a whole-number ratio. The whole goal here is to get rid of any decimal places in numerator or denominator.\r\n\r\nChange the fraction back into a ratio.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-493 size-full\" title=\"What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? Pumpkin pi.\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/Culinary-Solutions-pun.jpg\" alt=\"What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? Pumpkin pi.\" width=\"461\" height=\"272\" data-popupalt-original-title=\"null\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>Often we express the concentration of a diluted solution in terms of ratio to the original. A [latex]1:10[\/latex] ratio, for example, meaning that the final solution has been diluted tenfold. Don\u2019t let this intimidate you; it\u2019s just a different form of a simple equation. You, too, can calculate ratios between solutions. Here\u2019s how to set about solving these kinds of problems.<\/p>\n<p>Determine what information you have and what you need to find. You might have a solution of known starting concentration and be asked to dilute it by some set ratio &#8212; [latex]1:10[\/latex], for example. Or you might have the concentration of two solutions and need to determine the ratio between them.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a ratio, convert it into a fraction. [latex]1:10[\/latex] becomes [latex]\\tfrac{1}{10}[\/latex], for example, while [latex]1:5[\/latex] becomes [latex]\\tfrac{1}{5}[\/latex]. Multiply this ratio by the original concentration to determine concentration of the final solution.<\/p>\n<p>Use the fraction to determine how much of the original solution should be added to a given volume when diluting.<\/p>\n<p>If you need to find the ratio of concentration between two solutions, just turn it into a fraction by placing the original solution in the denominator and the dilute solution in the numerator.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-495 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/Culinary-Solutions-spraybottle-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/Culinary-Solutions-spraybottle-1.jpg 239w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/Culinary-Solutions-spraybottle-1-65x80.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/Culinary-Solutions-spraybottle-1-225x277.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>Next, multiply or divide both numerator and denominator of the fraction by the smallest number that will convert them to a whole-number ratio. The whole goal here is to get rid of any decimal places in numerator or denominator.<\/p>\n<p>Change the fraction back into a ratio.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-493 size-full\" title=\"What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? Pumpkin pi.\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/Culinary-Solutions-pun.jpg\" alt=\"What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? Pumpkin pi.\" width=\"461\" height=\"272\" data-popupalt-original-title=\"null\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/Culinary-Solutions-pun.jpg 461w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/Culinary-Solutions-pun-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/Culinary-Solutions-pun-65x38.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/Culinary-Solutions-pun-225x133.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/Culinary-Solutions-pun-350x207.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2001,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-160","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":156,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2001"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":935,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/160\/revisions\/935"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/156"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/160\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=160"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=160"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}