$$40-40\times25\textbackslash\%\div40\textbackslash\%=40-25=15$$ grams. 
Bowen has $$40$$ grams of a $$25\textbackslash\%$$ sugar solution. After~\uline{~~~~~~~~~~}~of water evaporates, the percent concentration of the solution is $$40\textbackslash\%$$. (Evaporate: the water turns from liquid into vapor and is no longer in the solution anymore.) 
1: $$15$$ grams 
2: $$12$$ grams 
3: $$9$$ grams 
4: $$6$$ grams 