when processing flower - nectar into honey bees ' extract , a considerable amount of water gets reduced . how much flower - nectar must be processed to yield 1 kg of honey , if nectar contains 50 % water , and the honey obtained from this nectar contains 40 % water ?
"explanation : flower - nectar contains 50 % of non - water part . in honey this non - water part constitutes 60 % ( 100 - 40 ) . therefore 0.5 x amount of flower - nectar = 0.60 x amount of honey = 0.60 x 1 kg therefore amount of flower - nectar needed = ( 0.60 / 0.51 ) kg = 1.2 kgs answer : a"
divide(divide(subtract(const_100, 40), const_100), divide(50, const_100))