Each of the cucumbers in 100 pounds of cucumbers is composed of 99% water, by weight. After some of the water evaporates, the cucumbers are now 98% water by weight. What is the new weight of the cucumbers, in pounds?
Answers:
A) 2  B) 50  C) 92  D) 96  E) 98

Rationale: "out of 100 pounds 99 % or 99 pounds is water and 1 pound is non - water . after some water evaporates the cucumbers become 98 % water and 2 % of non - water , so now 1 pound of non - water composes 2 % of cucucmbers , which means that the new weight of cucumbers is 1 / 0.02 = 50 pounds . answer : b ."
Answer: B