Bunuel wrote:
Each of the cucumbers in 100 pounds of cucumbers is composed of 99% water, by weight. After some of the water evaporates, the cucumbers are now 98% water by weight. What is the new weight of the cucumbers, in pounds?
A. 2
B. 50
C. 92
D. 96
E. 98
99% water leaves with 1% weight of the cucumbers but we dont know what exactly is the 1% of weight is or say .01 1lbs
and later new weight of cucumber is 98% water and 2 lbs
we can equate 1=.02x
x= 50
IMO B
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