SOLUTION: A mixture is 90% water. The water weighs 20lbs. The mixture rests for 24 hours and is now only 50% water. No evaporation has occurred. Now how much does the water weigh?

Question 174658: A mixture is 90% water. The water weighs 20lbs. The mixture rests for 24 hours and is now only 50% water. No evaporation has occurred. Now how much does the water weigh?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I am changing my answer: since 90% of the mixture is 100% water then 50% of the mixture is 55.56% water...therefore we lost 44.44% of the weight or retained 55.56% of its weight
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.5556(20)=11.112 pounds....
that being said the water had to evaporate......I believe the assumption is that the other part of the mixture doesnt evaporate.
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Very strange problem as the mixture could be 90% by weight or volume....alot of questions on this problem.....imo it isnt written very well.
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If someone has a better explanation I hope they post it......
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