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Wet sheet loses half its moisture in the first hour: time to lose 90% (or 99%)

The same question, asked 2 times: 4 May 2023 S1*, 22 Apr 2025 S2. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    4 May 2023 S1

    146
    A wet substance in the open air loses its moisture at a rate proportional to the moisture content. If a sheet hung in the open air loses half its moisture during the first hour, then the time tt, in which 99% of the moisture will be lost, is

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  2. Question 2

    22 Apr 2025 S2

    123
    A wet substance in the open air loses its moisture at a rate proportional to the moisture content. If a sheet, hung in the open air, loses half its moisture during the first hour, then 90%90\% of the moisture will be lost in ____\_\_\_\_ hours.

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