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  • 03-11-2022
  • Mathematics
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7/8 of a watermelon weight is water. if the watermelon weighs 24 kilograms, how many of the kilograms come from water?

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AkieraD643912 AkieraD643912
  • 03-11-2022

ANSWER

21 kg of the watermelon are water.

EXPLANATION

We have to divide the weight of the watermelon by 8 and then multiply by 7 - or in other words, multiply by 7/8:

[tex]24\times\frac{7}{8}=\frac{24}{8}\times7=3\times7=21[/tex]

21 of the 24 kilograms of the watermelon are from water.

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