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You Say Potato (Posted on 2003-06-04)

Let’s suppose that potatoes (by weight) are 99% water and 1%, well, potato!
If we take a 100 pound bag of potatoes out and put them in the hot June sun, the water will begin to evaporate. If we monitor the moisture content (which starts at 99%, of course) and we weigh the potatoes just when the moisture content gets to 98% (precisely), then how much will the potatoes weigh at that moment?

How much will they weigh when the moisture content is 50%?

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Subject	Author	Date
Explanation to the Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2022-06-16 00:23:03
Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2022-06-15 03:34:46
Genetics and percentages	Lawrence	2003-08-24 18:04:53
The incredible shrinking potato ...	Lawrence	2003-08-24 17:51:17
Answer	Paul Spykerman	2003-07-12 10:15:34
No Subject	Viet	2003-07-11 09:06:56
solution	Bryan	2003-06-04 08:40:30
Solution	DuCk	2003-06-04 08:40:25

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