Jarring
Algebra
Level
2
Equal amount of water were poured into two empty jars of different capacities, which made one jar 1/4 full and other jar 1/3 full. If the water in the jar with lesser capacity is then poured into the jar with greater capacity, what fraction of the larger jar will be filled with water?
7/12
3/5
1/2
2/3
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larger jar is one which have 1/4 full.
Since we poured equal amount of water in two jars.
So after pouring water of second jar(lesser capacity) into larger jar one which have 1/4 full, the total water in larger jar becomes (1/4+1/4)full
That means 1/2 full of larger jar.