Mushroom drying calculation

When drying mushrooms, water evaporates 50% of its weight. How many kilograms of mushrooms must we collect to make 5 kg of dried mushrooms?

Final Answer:

x =  10 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

r=50%=10050=21=0.5  xr x=5 x0.5 x=5  0.5x=5  x=0.55=10  x=10=10 kg



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