Mushrooms

Fresh mushrooms contain 90% water, dried only 12%. How many kilograms of fresh mushrooms are needed for 5kg dried?

Correct answer:

x =  44 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

m=5 kg r1​=100%−90%=1−10090​=0.1 r2​=100%−12%=1−10012​=0.88  r1​⋅ x=r2​⋅ m 0.1⋅ x=0.88⋅ 5  0.1x=4.4  x=0.14.4​=44  x=44=44 kg

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Fresh mushrooms contain90%water, while dried mushrooms contain10%water. Howmany kilograms of fresh mushrooms are needed in order to obtain10kgof dried mushrooms?





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