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Type 14 -1 Change in Weights
The weight of a pumpkin was 5 kg right after harvest, and 90% was
water. After keeping the pumpkin on the ground under the sun for
several days, some of the water in the pumpkin evaporated, and now
the pumpkin has 80% of its original water. What is the current weight
of the pumpkin in kg?
1 What was the weight of the pumpkin in kg excluding the water inside?
2 The water inside the pumpkin evaporated, and the weight decreased. Find
the percent (%) of the weight of the pumpkin that occupies the pumpkin
excluding water.
3 The weight of the part of the pumpkin without water did not change when
the water was evaporating, and the ratio of the part without water to the
whole pumpkin was found in 2 . What is the current weight of the pumpkin
in kg?
122 NUMINO Challenge D2
The weight of a pumpkin was 5 kg right after harvest, and 90% was
water. After keeping the pumpkin on the ground under the sun for
several days, some of the water in the pumpkin evaporated, and now
the pumpkin has 80% of its original water. What is the current weight
of the pumpkin in kg?
1 What was the weight of the pumpkin in kg excluding the water inside?
2 The water inside the pumpkin evaporated, and the weight decreased. Find
the percent (%) of the weight of the pumpkin that occupies the pumpkin
excluding water.
3 The weight of the part of the pumpkin without water did not change when
the water was evaporating, and the ratio of the part without water to the
whole pumpkin was found in 2 . What is the current weight of the pumpkin
in kg?
122 NUMINO Challenge D2
