Question 1092509
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Almost all of the water must be removed when food is preserved by freeze-drying. 
Find the weight of the water removed from 750 pounds of a food that is 36% water.
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The fact that 750 pounds of food contain 36% of water means that the water contents in the food is {{{(36/100)*750}}} = 270 pounds.


So, there are 270 pounds of water in the 750 pounds of the food.


All this water should be removed, according to the condition.


<U>Answer</U>.  270 pounds of water should be removed.
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