Question

Have you ever wondered how much food is used to produce

your canned favorites in the supermarket? When food is
cooked, it loses weight because water is removed. During
processing, 500 pounds of a certain food loses 90 pounds of
water. How many cans of prepared food are produced if each
can holds 1 pound of food?

Answer 1

72

Explanation:

nine 5 pound bags

distributed into 10-ounce bags

1 pound = 16 ounces

9 x 5 pounds = 45 pounds

45 pounds * 16 ounces/lbs = 45 * 16 oz = 720 ounces

720 ounces / 10 ounce bags = 720/10 = 72 bags.