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If potatoes lose 13% to peeling and trimming, how many pounds of dicedpotatoes will you probably get from a 100-1b sack of raw, unpeeled reds?

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First, less find the amount loss potatoes

13% of 100

13/ 100 x100 = 13

Number of potatoes gotten = 100 - 13 = 87 potatoes