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Originally Posted by red-beard View Post
Potato = 99% water, 1% starch

1 lb Starch = 1%, total = 100 lbs --> (99 lbs Water)
1 lb Starch = 2%, total = 50 lbs --> (48 lbs Water)
Delta Water, 51 lbs
I think you need 49 lbs of water, plus 1 lbs of starch to get 50 lbs.

98% water is 49 lbs of water and 1 lbs of starch, total new weight is 50 lbs.

1/50th is 2%...water is 98%...
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