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A bag of potatoes weights 30 lb. If 74% of a potato is water, how many pounds of water are there in the bag?

User Alison
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Answer:

22.2

Explanation:

User Smassey
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Answer: There are 22.2 pounds of water in the bag.

Explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we simply have to multiply the total weight of the bag by the water percentage in decimal form (divided by 100).

Mathematically speaking:

30 x (74/100) = 30 x 0.74 =22.2 pounds

There are 22.2 pounds of water in the bag.

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