A Wet Solid Is to Be Dried from 80% to 50

question 40

Multiple Choice

A wet solid is to be dried from 80% to 50% moisture (on wet basis) . Calculate the moisture to be evaporated for 10 tonns of dried product?

• A)3750 kg
• B)37,500 kg
• C)375 kg
• D)7500 kg
• E)13,750 kg

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