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21 June, 02:12

When you roast coffee, it loses 12% of its weight. how much fresh coffee do you need in order to get 14 2/25 lb of roasted coffee?

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  1. 21 June, 04:06
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    16 lb of fresh coffee.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let x pound be the amount of fresh coffee needed.

    100 - 12 = 88% is equivalent to 14 2/25 of roasted coffee.

    By proportion x = 14 2/25 / 88/100

    = 352 / 25 * 100/88

    = 35200 / 25 * 88

    = 16 lb (answer).
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