Homework Help: math help!!

Posted by dindy on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 9:49pm.

A cart carries 100 pounds of cucumbers. The cucumbers are 95% water, and during the day they lose water rapidly on a hot, dry day. After a day passes by, the cucumbers are now 90% water. How much much do the cucumbers weigh after drying out?

math help!! - bobpursley, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 9:53pm
100 lbs and 95percent is water? They must weigh 5lbs, dehydrated.

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