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Lab Yield Problem

Hello,
     I am having a little trouble calculating a % yield for a lab practice problem.  0.8 mL of isoamyl alcohol and 1.6 mL of glacial acetic acid were mixed and 5 drops of sulfuric acid was added.  1.00 mL of ester was recoved.  What was the % yield.

I have used  0.81 g/mL and 88.15 g/mole for isoamyl alcohol.

Could someone offer some help on how to calculate this?
Thanks,
Heath

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