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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VITALYS WEB · Answer 1 · 2018-01-06T20:49:30+0000

Answer:

The bag potatoes has 46.8 lbs of water.

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:

x=(78)/(100)* 60 lb=46.8 lbs

The bag potatoes has 46.8 lbs of water.