Find the percentage of water content in honey if 500g. honey contains 85g. water.

1. Let’s make a direct proportional relationship:

The entire volume of honey is 100%, and it is equal to 500 g. The composition of honey includes water and its mass is 85 g.

2. Find the percentage of water in a given amount of honey, which we denote by x.

500 g – 100%;

85 g – x;

Hence, x = 85 * 100/500 = 17%.

Answer: honey contains 17% water.