A sample 8-foot-long 2 x 4 weighs 10 pounds. After drying in an oven, it weighs 8 pounds. What was its moisture content before drying? In its original condition, was it adequately seasoned for use as a structural framing member?
a) 20% moisture content; adequately seasoned
b) 25% moisture content; adequately seasoned
c) 20% moisture content; not adequately seasoned
d) 25% moisture content; not adequately seasoned