Bakery

How heavy must a loaf of bread be before baking if the bread loses 18% of its weight as water during baking and must weigh 1.7 kg after baking? (Round to the nearest gram.)

Final Answer:

x =  2.073 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

q=100%18%=110018=0.82 m=1.7 kg  x   q = m  x=m/q=1.7/0.82=2.073 kg



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