A 45.00 mL portion of olive oil (d=0.917 kg/L) was added to a mixture weighing 250g. By mass, the mixture contains 56.9% water (d=0.99704 g/mL), 23.1% salt, 15.0% of suspended solids, and 5.0% sugar.  a. Determine mass of components of original mixture.  b. Find the percent composition (% w/w) of the final mixture.  c. Propose a method of separating the components of the final mixture.

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A 45.00 mL portion of olive oil (d=0.917 kg/L) was added to a mixture weighing 250g. By mass, the mixture contains 56.9% water (d=0.99704 g/mL), 23.1% salt, 15.0% of suspended solids, and 5.0% sugar. 

a. Determine mass of components of original mixture. 
b. Find the percent composition (% w/w) of the final mixture. 
c. Propose a method of separating the components of the final mixture. 

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