Question

While drying, peach loses 11% of its weight. How much fresh peach is needed to get 7 3/25 lbs of dried peach?

Answer 1

Answer:

8 pounds is needed for $7 \frac{3}{25}$ of dried peach .

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us assume that the initial weight of the peach be x .

As given

While drying, peach loses 11% of its weight.

11% is written in the decimal form.

$= \frac{11}{100}$

= 0.11

Thus

Loses weight = 0.11x

weight of the peach after dried = Original weight - Loses weight

                                                    = x - 0.11x

As given

$Dried\ peach\ is\ 7 \frac{3}{25}\ lbs$

i.e

$Dried\ peach\ is\ \frac{178}{25} \ lbs$

Thus

$x (1-0.11)= \frac{178}{25}$

$x (0.89)= \frac{178}{25}$

$x = \frac{178}{25\times 0.89}$

$x = \frac{178}{22.25}$

$x = 8\ pounds$

Therefore the 8 pounds is needed for $7 \frac{3}{25}$ of dried peach .

Answer 2

Answer:

8 lbs

Step-by-step explanation:

7 3/25=7.12

7.12 is 89% of x

x=8