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Friday Puzzler -- Dried Watermelon

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Friday Puzzler -- Dried Watermelon

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Friday Puzzler -- Dried Watermelon

Alex Y

There is a 100 pound watermelon laying out in the sun. 99 percent of the watermelon's weight is water. After laying out for a few hours 98 percent of the watermelon's weight is water.

How much water evaporated?

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Ed in Leaside

If 2% equals 1 pound ...

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You got it!

Alex Y

Sure wasn't what my intuition initially told me, though.

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