Wine fraction after mixing two diluted glasses
Question
Two identical glasses hold wine: one is filled to a third of its capacity and the other to a quarter. Each is topped up with water, and both are emptied into a jug. Half of the jug is then poured back into a single glass. What fraction of the liquid in that glass is wine?
Short answer
. With capacity , the jug holds wine in units of liquid. The mixture is uniform, so any portion is wine.
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