A batch of fresh grapes is fully dried to make raisins by 2 sequential processes. The first drying process is in the open air and results in partially dried grapes that have a weight 65% less than the weight of the fresh grapes. The partially dried grapes are then placed in a dehydrating device, making raisins that have a weight 45% less than the weight of the partially dried grapes. No other changes in weight occur. Which of the following expressions gives the value of k such that, if k kilograms of fresh grapes are fully dried, then the total weight of the resulting raisins is exactly 1 kilogram?
A. \(\frac{1}{(0.35)(0.55)}\)
B. \(\frac{1}{(0.45)(0.65)}\)
C. \(\frac{1 + 0.45}{0.65}\)
D. \(\frac{1 + 0.65}{0.45}\)
E. \(\frac{1}{1 - (0.35)(0.55)}\)
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From k kilograms of fresh grapes, we get \(k(1 - 0.65)(1 - 0.45) = k(0.35)(0.55)\) kilograms of raisins.
We need this to be exactly 1 kilogram, hence \(k(0.35)(0.55) = 1\), which results in \(k=\frac{1}{(0.35)(0.55)}\).