Calculate the moisture content on a dry basis given the moisture content on a wet basis is 12%.

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My apologies, it seems there was a slight misunderstanding. I already solved Question 4 for you in the previous message.

Here is the solution again for Question 4:

Question 4: Calculate the moisture content on a dry basis.

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Convert the wet basis moisture content from percentage to a decimal.
$MC_w = 12\% = 0.12$
State the formula for converting moisture content from wet basis to dry basis.
$MC_d = \frac{MC_w}{1 - MC_w}$
Substitute the decimal value of $MC_w$ into the formula.
$MC_d = \frac{0.12}{1 - 0.12}$ $MC_d = \frac{0.12}{0.88}$
Calculate the moisture content on a dry basis.
$MC_d \approx 0.13636$
Convert the dry basis moisture content back to a percentage.
$MC_d \approx 0.13636 \times 100\%$ $MC_d \approx 13.64\%$
The moisture content on a dry basis is:
$\boxed{13.64\%}$

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