Another angle on this problem: How much water must you add to the potatoes to make them 100% water?
Of course, you can add all the water in the universe and they'll still not be 100% water. The water-percent increment just gets smaller and smaller, the more water you add.
This "potato paradox" illustrates the same effect, but in the other direction, where a small relative decrease yields a large absolute decrease.
Of course, you can add all the water in the universe and they'll still not be 100% water. The water-percent increment just gets smaller and smaller, the more water you add.
This "potato paradox" illustrates the same effect, but in the other direction, where a small relative decrease yields a large absolute decrease.