Kilograms - drying

Fresh herbs contain 90% water, dried 10% water. How many kilograms of herbs can we dry from 15 kg of fresh ones?

Final Answer:

m2 =  1.6667 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

m1=15 kg  r1=100%90%=110090=0.1 r2=100%10%=110010=0.9  s1=s2  r1 m1=r2 m2 0.1 15=0.9 m2  0.9m2=1.5  m2=0.91.5=1.66666667  m2=351.666667=1.6667 kg



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