ishankkr
ishankkr ishankkr
  • 12-11-2017
  • Mathematics
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A bag of potatoes weighs 60 lb. If 78% of a potato is water, how many pounds of water are in a bag?

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Tringa0 Tringa0
  • 22-01-2020

Answer:

The bag potatoes has 46.8 lbs of water.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass of potatoes in bag = 60 lbs

Mass of water in a bag = x

If 78% of a potato is water. (given)

Then mass of potatoes in 60 lbs of potatoes will be:

[tex]x=\frac{78}{100}\times 60 lb=46.8 lbs[/tex]

The bag potatoes has 46.8 lbs of water.

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maxwtbk
maxwtbk maxwtbk
  • 03-02-2021

Answer 46.8 lbs of water.

Step-by-step explanation: Hope its right

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