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Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 kg of fresh fruits ?

Correct Answer: 40

Explanation:

The fruit content in both the fresh fruit and dry fruit is the same.


 


Given, fresh fruit has 68% water.so remaining 32% is fruit content. weight of fresh fruits is 100kg


 


Dry fruit has 20% water.so remaining 80% is fruit content.let weight if dry fruit be y kg.


 


Fruit % in freshfruit = Fruit% in dryfruit 


 


Therefore, (32/100) x 100 = (80/100 ) x y 


 


we get, y = 40 kg.


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