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by hakyology » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:42 am
Four cups of milk are to be poured into a 2-cup bottle and a 4-cup bottle. If each bottle is to be filled to the same fraction of its capacity, how many cups of milk should be poured into the 4-cup bottle?
A)2/3
B)7/3
C)5/2
D)8/3
E)3

The answer is D.

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by rprasanna » Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:25 pm
let x be the fraction

2x+4x=4 cups
x=2/3

milk poured in 4 cup bottle = 4*(2/3)=8/3
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