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On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Phil Mahler wrote:
> By weight I presume. The answer given in the column is "Only 50 pounds!"
>
> The question may indicate a need to specify "by weight" in the problem.
> (i.e. it's not clear which is intended)
>
> Or, ask if it makes any difference.
>
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> Are the cucumbers 99% water by weight or volume?
>
> >>In this week's Marilyn Vos Savant is a good flurry of letters on this
> >>problem.
> >>
> >>Say that cucumbers are on sale, so you buy 100 pounds of them at your
> >>local market. The cucumbers are 99% water. Some days later, they dry out
> >>to 98% water. How much do they weigh now?
> >>
> >>Sounds like a great problem for discussion groups in a math fundamentals
> >>class. And a place where a little algebra might go a long weigh.
> >>
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