document.write( "Question 1118256: A 200-pound watermelon is 90 percent water. It is dehydrated until it is only 80
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x, amount water removed\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"200-x=highlight%28100%29\"-------the watermelon's weight after drying to 80%water, 20%non-water.
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