THE DENSITY OF THE SOLUTION MUST BE GIVEN IN THE QUESTION here density=1.02g/ml you have 15% acid that means 15g/100ml the density is 1.02g/ml,so the 15gm are in 102gm of solution Now substract the weight of acid from the total weight i,e =>102 – 15 =>87 g of water All you need to know is to find how much of it will be present in 100g of water 100 X 87/15 = 17.24/100 g of water The density of water is 1g/ml,so the concentration will be 17.24/100 ml or 100g of water so the mass by volume percentage will be 17.24% w/w