A farmer grew a watermelon that weighed 20 lb. From his experience with growing watermelons, he estimated that 95% of the waterm

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r-ruslan [8.4K]

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A farmer grew a watermelon that weighed 20 lb. From his experience with growing watermelons, he estimated that 95% of the waterm

elon’s weight is water. How much of the watermelon is water?

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Deffense [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-15T07:30:55+03:00

Deffense [45]3 years ago

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The water is 95% of the total weight of watermelon. Multiply 95% by the total weight to get the weight of the water.
water = 95% × 20
water = 0.95 × 20
water = 19

The weight of the water is 19 lbs