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A jug is half full and exactly fills 3 glasses. How full must it be to fill 4 glasses?

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2/3 ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜɢ ᴄᴀɴ ғɪʟʟ 4 ɢʟᴀssᴇs.

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ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ,

  • 3 ɢʟᴀssᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴊᴜɢ
  • 3 ɢʟᴀssᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ 1/2 ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜɢ

Sᴀʏ , ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜɢ ɪs = ʏ

Sᴏ,

  • 3 ɢʟᴀssᴇs ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ = 1/2 ʏ
  • 1 ɢʟᴀss ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ = 1/2/3 ʏ
  • 4 ɢʟᴀssᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏʙ= 1/2/3 ʏ X 4
  • = 1/2 x 1/3 x 4 x Y
  • = 4/6 = 2/3 ʏ

Sᴏ , 4 ɢʟᴀssᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ 2/3 ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜɢ.



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