Chemistry questions. Emperical formulas!?

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Calculate the empirical formula for each of the following natural flavors based on their elemental mass percent composition.
methyl butyrate (component of apple taste and smell): C 58.80%, H 9.87%, O 31.33%

vanillin (responsible for the taste and smell of vanilla): C 63.15%, H 5.30%, O 31.55%
 
c5 h10 o2

c5 h5 o2

that assumes some rounding errors in your percentages, which should be a reasonable approach
 
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