Fresh grapes have 75% water and the rest is pulp. During the process of drying, it was found that at a particular stage it contained 50% water by weight. What is the percentage reduction in the weight of the original quantity of fresh grapes?

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Answer 1

Hi,
Let's assume initially we had 200 gm of grapes. So, 50 gm is pulp and 150 gm is water. At some stage, water percentage was only 50% of the weight. This also means that the other 50% is pulp.
So, water got reduced to 50gm or 100gm reduction. Thus, percentage reduction is 66%.

Answer 2

Hi,
Let's assume initially we had 200 gm of grapes. So, 50 gm is pulp and 150 gm is water. At some stage, water percentage was only 50% of the weight. This also means that the other 50% is pulp.
So, water got reduced to 50gm or 100gm reduction. Thus, percentage reduction is 66%.

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Fresh grapes have 75% water and the rest is pulp. During the process of drying, it was found that at a particular stage it contained 50% water by weight. What is the percentage reduction in the weight of the original quantity of fresh grapes?