Fresh fruit contains 78% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. The remaining part of fruit is pulp. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 kg fresh fruit?
Fresh fruit contains 78% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. The remaining part of fruit is pulp. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 kg fresh fruit? Correct Answer 27.5 kg
Given:
Fresh fruit contains 78% water and dry fruit contains 20% water.
Total quantity of fresh fruit = 100 kg
Total quantity of dry fruit = 100 kg
Concept used:
Dry fruit = (Pulp in fresh fruit/Pulp in dry fruit) × Total quantity of fresh fruit
Calculation:
Fresh fruit contains 78% water and dry fruit contains 20% water.
Fresh fruit has pulp = (100 - 78)% of fresh fruit
⇒ 22% of fresh fruit
⇒ 22% of 100 kg
⇒ 22 kg
Dry fruit has pulp = (100 - 20)% of dry fruit
⇒ 80% of 100 kg
Dry fruit obtained from fresh fruit = (Pulp in fresh fruit/Pulp in dry fruit) × Total quantity
⇒ (22 kg/80 kg) × 100 kg
⇒ 27.5 kg.
∴ Dry fruit that can be obtained from fresh fruit is 27.5 kg.
