Comparing glass sizes after pouring water
Question
Glass one is three-quarters full of water and glass two is empty. All of the water from glass one is tipped into glass two, which then turns out to be two-thirds full. What is the capacity of glass one as a fraction of the capacity of glass two?
Short answer
. If the capacities are and , the same water satisfies , so .
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