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A soil with a liquidity index of -0.073 has a liquid limit of 57% and a plasticity index of 30%. What is its natural water content (in percent)? Round off to two decimal places.

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter3: Weight-volume Relationships And Plasticity

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