scientist  put in a pot in which he put 200 pounds of dirt that he dried in a furnace. He added rain water and planted a willow tree weighing 5 pounds,  He then planted the pot it in the garden & placed an iron lid punched with many holes to allow water in. At length, after 5 years the tree weigh 169 pounds and

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A scientist  put in a pot in which he put 200 pounds of dirt that he dried in a furnace.
He added rain water and planted a willow tree weighing 5 pounds,  He then planted the pot it in the garden & placed an iron lid punched with many holes to allow water in.
At length, after 5 years the tree weigh 169 pounds and 3 ounces.
Dried the earth it weighed almost 200 pounds (less about 2 ounces).

So the willow tree gained 164 pounds of wood, bark and roots.  Where did the tree get the mass from?

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