DIRECTIONS: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage - 2 Weigh 100g of soil and place it on a newspaper in the sun to dry for about 2 hours. Do not allow any soil to spill from the newspaper. After drying it, weigh the soil and let the weight of soil (dry) is x g. How much was the soil moisture present in this sample of soil?
A)100g
B)x g
C)(100-x)g
D)None of these
Correct Answer:
C
Solution :
Soil moisture = weight of wet soil\[-\]weight of dry soil = (100\[-\]x)g.