Question 1196905
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Cucumbers are assumed, for present purposes, to be a substance that is 99% water by weight. 
If 500 pounds of cucumbers are allowed to stand overnight, and if the partially evaporated 
substance that remains in the morning is 98% water, how much is the morning weight?
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If 500 pounds of cucumbers are 99% water by weight, it means that the weight of the dry fiber
is 1% by weight, or 5 pounds.


After partial water evaporate, the weight of the dry fiber remains the same (with no change).



Therefore, if after partial water evaporate the cucumbers are 98% water by weight, it means that

    {{{dry_fiber/total_weight_after_drying}}} = {{{5/total_weight_after_drying}}} = 0.02.



It implies

    total weight of cucumbers after drying = {{{5/0.02}}} = {{{500/2}}} = 250 pounds.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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