This is a nasty riddle, from category logic riddles.
You have 100 pounds of potatoes, which are 99 percent water by weight.
They dehydrate until they’re 98 percent water.
How much do they weigh now?
Are you smart enough to solve the 100 pounds of potatoes Riddle?
8 years ago by hlikal (44)
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Cool riddle! I'm thinking 99 lbs.
The potatoes still only have 1 lb of non-water substance. The 100% weight lost 1% of water weight, so the 100 lbs should be 99 lbs now.
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