SOLUTION: jellyfish are about 19 water. if you have a 300 lb jellyfish( and yes, some do -- 20 grow to be that big!) what is the weight of the wa

Question 221827: jellyfish are about 19 water. if you have a 300 lb jellyfish( and yes, some do
--
20
grow to be that big!) what is the weight of the water it contains?(show your work, but you do not need a 5 step solution.)
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
jellyfish are about 19 water. if you have a 300 lb jellyfish( and yes, some do
--
20
grow to be that big!) what is the weight of the water it contains?(show your work, but you do not need a 5 step solution.)
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x/300 = 19/20
x = (19/20)*300
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x = 19*15
x = 285 lbs of water
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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