Homework SourseA farmer bring a 500 pound watermelon to market Two months a
A farmer bring a 500 pound watermelon to market. Two months ago this village passed a ban on the purchase of watermelons, and so it just sits out all day in the sun without anybody buying it. During this hot day, some of the water in the watermelon evaporates, so that by the time she packs up her wares to go home, the water has dropped from comprising of 99% of the total fruit down to 98%. How much does her watermelon weight now? ( water in watermelon evaporate, but the meat does not)
A farmer bring a 500 pound watermelon to market. Two months ago this village passed a ban on the purchase of watermelons, and so it just sits out all day in the sun without anybody buying it. During this hot day, some of the water in the watermelon evaporates, so that by the time she packs up her wares to go home, the water has dropped from comprising of 99% of the total fruit down to 98%. How much does her watermelon weight now? ( water in watermelon evaporate, but the meat does not)
Solution
99% of 500 pounds = 0.99*500 = 495 pounds of water, 5 pounds of meat
After evaporation , the 5 pounds is now 2% of the total
Total weight = 5/0.02 = 250 pounds
