At 08:54 PM 4/7/97 -0400, you wrote:
>OK, making a stab at this one.
>Since 500 lbs. is 99% water, that leaves 1% of 500 = 5lbs as "solids". Now,
>the 99% reduces to 98%, so .99/.98=495/x, which implies the "liquid" reduces
>to 490 lbs from 495 pounds. Adding back the "solids," I get a new mass of
>495 pounds. Anyone willing to verify?
>-Chris Harrow
>Westminster Schools
>1424 W Paces Ferry Road NW
>Atlanta, GA 30327
>atlntamath@aol.com
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