Each of the cucumbers in 100 pounds of cucumbers is composed of 99% water, by weight. After some of the water evaporates, the cucumbers are now 95% water by weight. What is the new weight of the cucumbers, in pounds?
Pick:
A) 2
B) 20
C) 92
D) 96
E) 98
Out of 100 pounds 99% or 99 pounds is water and 1 pound is non-water. After somewaterevaporates the cucumbers become 95% water and 5% of non-water, so now 1 pound of non-water composes 5% of cucucmbers, which means that the new weight of cucumbers is  1/0.05= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 1/0.05</gadget>
<output>20</output>
20 pounds.   Answer: 20.
<result>B</result>
Each of the cucumbers in 100 pounds of cucumbers is composed of 99% water, by weight. After some of the water evaporates, the cucumbers are now 95% water by weight. What is the new weight of the cucumbers, in pounds?