how many grams of NaOh are needed to make 50 g of Na3PO4 according to the equation: 3NaOH+H3PO4=Na3PO4+3H2O

(i'm not sure where to even start for this!)

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The procedure for working stoichiometry problems.
1. Write and balance the equation. You have that.

2. Convert whatinformation you have (you want 50 g Na3PO4) into mols. mols = grams/molar mass = ?

3. Using the coefficients in the balanced equation, convert mols Na3PO4 to mols NaOH. That's
?mols Na3PO4 x (3 mols NaOH/1 mol Na3PO4) = ?

4. Now convert mols NaOH to grams. g = mols x molar mass = ?