document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=109526>Question 109526</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 100 pound watermelon is 95 percent water.  It is dehydrated until it is 90 percent water. What is its weight of dehydration? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "weight of water/weight of melon = % of water. Assuming water and non-water portions of melon weigh the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "95/100=.95<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=weight of water lost.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(95-x)/(100-x)=.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "95-x=.9(100-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "95-x=90-.9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".1x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=50 lbs!!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Surprising answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the watermelon weighs 50 lbs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45/50=.9<BR>\n" );
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