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Gumby
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49 lbs..
had to resort to ancient Algebra
Since 24.75 lbs is 99% of 25 lbs..then:
(24.75/99% = X/98%) x 2
Buster...not quite..... your equation is a little off:nuts:
I'm still mesmerized by the melons.....they must be from MO
Buster
Well-known member
Okay Gumby damnit!
One last try..
if they were total 50 Lbs at 99% water, then 98% water would be 49.5 Lbs
Final Answer
Gumby
Active member
Okay Gumby damnit!
One last try..
if they were total 50 Lbs at 99% water, then 98% water would be 49.5 Lbs
Final Answer
Not there yet.
I'll give you a hint... 50 lbs of melons @ 99% water would contain 49.5 lbs of water and 0.5 lbs of vegetable matter. The vegetable matter will stay the same as the melons lose weight.
Buster
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Buster
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49 pounds?
I already tried that one...
http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/showpost.php?p=278628&postcount=460
99% = 49.5 lbs
98% = Water
Water = 49 lbs
then there is your answer when you add water & vegetable matter.
Gumby
Active member
Let's do a little thinking problem.
You have two fine Missouri watermelons that weigh 25 lbs each. The melons currently contain 99% water. You tell your teenage daughter to unload them from the back from the back of your Chevy while you enjoy a fine Missouri Budweiser. Your daughter gets distracted by her IPhone and forgets to unload them. You also forget about the melons after a few Buds. The melons lay in the back of the Chevy while you enjoy the nice 95 deg weather for a few days.
What will be the total weight of both melons when the water content is 98%?
I think Buster's melon(s) pic has thrown everyone off.
As the melons shrivel, the water content decreases as a percentage of the total weight......but the vegetable matter weighs the same.
So initially we have 50 lbs of melons which contain (0.99*50) lbs of water and 0.5 lbs vegetable matter. So to get to 98% water, essentially the weight of water must decrease by 50%.
Now solve it.
Ww = weight of water
49.5 - Ww = (0.98)Ww How much is it?
wwwtractor
Member
But, but, but I'm FERS by the time I met MRA that day is not round up to = one month even and my sick leave too.....:toung:. I have almost 20 yrs to go, by MRA it'll be almost 40 yrs in Svc
.Ratio of the second water weight (W) must be 98% or 0.98 as follows:
W
------------ = .98
0.5lb + W
Solving for W = 24.5lbs.
If F = 0.5lb = "fiber" weight, then a check of the math should would be
W (24.5lb)
----------- = .98
F + W = 25lb
25lb is the total weight of the melons (fiber plus 98% water)
The second water weight is 24.5lb.
W
------------ = .98
0.5lb + W
Solving for W = 24.5lbs.
If F = 0.5lb = "fiber" weight, then a check of the math should would be
W (24.5lb)
----------- = .98
F + W = 25lb
25lb is the total weight of the melons (fiber plus 98% water)
The second water weight is 24.5lb.
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Gumby
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Buster
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Wait just a dang minute Gumby damnit..24.5 pounds per melon..you asked total weight of both melonsYour spot on Monty.... Boards yours
and that's 49 pounds
Scout and me both said that....:suspicious:...it's tar and feather time
PessOptimist
Well-known member
Chill out Buster. These guys must work for OMB. They changed the question from total weight to weight of the vegetable matter. By that reasoning, the watermelons only weighed .995 pounds to begin with. They asked about the water weight.Wait just a dang minute Gumby damnit..24.5 pounds per melon..you asked total weight of both melons
and that's 49 pounds
Scout and me both said that....:suspicious:...it's tar and feather time
Remember, 50 trillion can magically become only 24.5 trillion. It's simple algebra! Twisted around a bit but remember, we are too ignorant to know the difference.
If the water content of an item is 99% of total weight, and that water content decreases to 98% of TOTAL WEIGHT, wtf does that have to with the weight of the vegetable matter? Magic math to astound the prols.
Enjoy your victory!
Buster
Well-known member
I can't wait to move to the dry heat..it's been more humid here than I've ever seen it..Feels like Houston..heat indexs in the 105's with ambient temps around 95..worst summer for humidity ever in the 18 years I've been here.
Gumby
Active member
Wait just a dang minute Gumby damnit..24.5 pounds per melon..you asked total weight of both melons
and that's 49 pounds
Scout and me both said that....:suspicious:...it's tar and feather time
Buster......
Before you attempt to tar & feather....... You and Scout had not arrived at the correct answer.
Think of it this way. Both melons weighed 50 lbs of which they were 99% water. This means that 49.5 lbs of water and 0.5 lbs of vegetable matter were in both melons.
To get to 98% water, the melons would have to lose 25 lbs of water (almost 3 gallons).
The math verifies this. When BOTH melons weigh 25 lbs total. The water content is 98%. There is still 0.5 lbs of Vege matter.
0.5 / 25 = 0.02 or 2% VM the other 98% is water.
Both melons would be soft and sagging........ unlike the proud ones shown below
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