Elementary Fractions There are two identical water jugs, A and B. Jug A is 3/7 full of water and Ju

Ryker Stein

Ryker Stein

Answered question

2022-05-23

Elementary Fractions
There are two identical water jugs, A and B. Jug A is 3/7 full of water and Jug B is 8/11 full. What fraction of the capacity of a jug should water be poured out from jug B to jug A so that they both have the same amount of water?
Simple math, but not to me I tried many ways but to no avail (or i'm perhaps just dense).
The answer is 23/154
Please list down the steps and explain. Thank you!

Answer & Explanation

Pedro Hurley

Pedro Hurley

Beginner2022-05-24Added 9 answers

Jug B has 8 11 3 7 = 23 77 8 11 3 7 = 23 77 more water. Now take 23 77 of water out of B and pour in a jug C. Now both A and B have the same amount of water. Next pour half of C in B and the second half in A. This half is 23 77 × 1 2

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