3. At the warehouse, there was 1 ton of cucumbers which contained $94\%$ water. After some time, the amount of water decreased to $92\%$. What was the mass of the cucumbers then?
3. U 1 ton of cucumbers contains $94 \%$ water and $6 \%(1000 \mathrm{~kg})=60 \mathrm{~kg}$ of dry matter.

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After the amount of water is reduced to $92 \%, 60 \mathrm{~kg}$ of dry matter constitutes $8 \%$ of the total mass of cucumbers,

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i.e., $8 \%(x)=60$

$0.08 x=60 /: 0.08$

$x=750 \mathrm{~kg}$

The mass of cucumbers after drying is $750 \mathrm{~kg}$.

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