GmatKiss wrote:Equal amount of water is poured into two emply jars of diff. capacities, which make of jar 1/4 and teh other 1/3 full. If water in the jar with the lesser capacity if pour into the one with the greater, what fraction of the large will be filled?
1/7
2/7
1/2
7/12
2/3
The larger jar is 1/4 full.
The smaller jar contains the same amount of water.
Thus, when the water from the smaller jar is poured into the larger jar, the volume in the larger jar will double:
2 * (1/4 full) = 1/2 full.
The correct answer is
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