Fresh fruit contain 68% of water and dry fruit contain 20% of water. Then how much dry fruits have in 100 kilograms fresh fruits?

1 Answer
Nov 2, 2017

100 kg. of fresh fruits have 40 kg. of dry fruits in them.

Explanation:

As fresh fruit contain 68% of water 100 kilograms fresh fruits, will have 68 kg. of water and hence 100-68=32 kg. of dried portion.

In dry fruits, we have 20% of water and hence dried portion is 100-20=80%.

As such 80 parts of dried portion makes 100 parts of dry fruits

and 1 part of dried portion makes 100/80 parts of dry fruits

and 32 kg of dried portion makes 100/80xx32 kg. of dry fruits

or 100/80xx32=40 kg. of dry fruits.

Hence 100 kg. of fresh fruits have 40 kg. of dry fruits in them.