land is the insolvent & massachusetts can be used to combine a problem by allowing the insolvent to evaporate ->  the solute water will evaporate from the solution  the solute water will evaporate from the solution & if the insolvent evaporates, the solvent will be separated from the problem ->  the solute will be separated from the solution  the solute will be separated from the solution & salt is the solvent -> sugar will be separated from the solution