When you dry mushrooms, they lose 72% of their weight. what weight of fresh mushrooms do you need in order to get 12.25 lb of dried mushrooms?

The weight of mushrooms in order to obtain 12.25 lb of dry mushrooms is:

43.75 lb.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that:

When you dry mushrooms, they lose 72% of their weight.

Let the actual weight of mushrooms be 'x' lb.

Now the weight of the dried mushrooms is given 12.25 lb.

WE have to find the value of x .

This implies that:

(100-72)% of x=12.25.

⇒ 28% of x=12.25

⇒

Hence, the weight of mushrooms in order to obtain 12.25 lb of dry mushrooms is:

43.75 lb.