Worth 10 Points!!!

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Math prof (title of class: Math for people who Hate Math and will Not be Math Majors and Promise to Never Hold Positions Requiring Math Competency-Ever) gave us this problem, worth ten actual points, to anyone who can solve it: HELP ME! (Yes, I'm begging.)

You buy 100 lbs of cucumbers. Cukes are 99% water. In a few days they later dry out to 98% water. How much do they weigh?

Oral sex to anyone who can give me the CORRECT answer.

They originally weigh 100 lbs, 99 lbs of which is water. They loose 1% of their water weight, which is .99 lbs, so the water represents 98.01 lbs. Add to that the weight of the non-water portion of the cucumbers (1 lb) and the weight of the cucumbers after a few days is 98.01 + 1 = 99.01 lbs. But the answer might just as easily be Belgium. I'm feeling a woody already!