CAN YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION?

Terry

A semi-famous math professional poses this question in a book I'm reading.

I find the answer to be counter-intuitive, but, entertaining.

Here is the question:

You buy a sack of spuds that weighs 100lbs and are told it is 99% water.

You leave the sack outside in the sun for a couple of days before bringing it inside to store.

You find the spuds are now only 98% water.

How much does the sack of spuds weigh? Why?

(This is not a trick question. I'm not asking about the sack w/o the potato contents.)

mouthy

I got kicked out of the WT cos I cant do my arithmetic, if I couldnt work out 1914( they told us how to do it) How can I work out your question I dont know

crazyblondeb

Almost didn't make it thru nursing school cause of that kind of math!!

My answer was to call a pharmacist, that's why they get paid the big bucks!!

Sparkplug

Just because I always get tripped up on these questions, I still want to say 100 lbs and I don't know why...Maybe to avoid the math.

Finally-Free

What method is used to measure the 1% reduction in water content?

W

Nosferatu

Easy! It weighs the same because the sack absorbed the water

betterdaze

100 lbs because the net weight (spuds) has not changed.

~Sue

crazyblondeb

Easy! It weighs the same because the sack absorbed the water

Everyone knows the potato sacks have holes in them!! nenner

Warlock

99 lbs.

Warlock

OUTLAW

..99lbs..The potatoes were originally 99% water and wieghed 100lbs..Dropping 1 percentage point to 98%,would be the loss of 1lb...OUTLAW

CAN YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION?

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