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# Four cups of milk are to be poured into a 2-cup bottle and

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Four cups of milk are to be poured into a 2-cup bottle and [#permalink]  18 May 2009, 13:09
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Four cups of milk are to be poured into a 2-cup bottle and a 4-cup bottle. If each bottle is to be filled to the same fraction of its capacity, how many cups of milk should be poured into the 4-cup bottle?

(A) 2/3
(B) 7/3
(C) 5/2
(D) 8/3
(E) 3
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Re: cups of milk [#permalink]  21 May 2009, 06:51
D) 8/3

X/2 * x/4 = 4(total number of cups)
Cross multiply
you get 4x+2x =4
combine like terms
6x = 4
solve for x
x = 4/6, must reduce to 2/3

2(2/3)+4(2/3)=4
1 (1/3) + 2 (2/3) = 4 (1.333- + 2.6666- = 4) ((- = continuing to infinity.))
4 = 4 Verified.

4 cup = 2.6666- (8/3)

Actually now that I looked at it it's D), though my math is correct I forget it only applies to 4 cup glass so 8/3 would be in it.

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Re: cups of milk [#permalink]  21 May 2009, 07:31
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Shouldn't it be as follows?

Let the equal fraction be:
x/2 = y/4
=>x = y/2

Also, x+y=4 (The number of cups to be distributed)
=> x =4-y

Substituting for x:
y/2=4-y
=>y=8/3

Pls explain in case I'm wrong.
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Re: cups of milk [#permalink]  21 May 2009, 08:38
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Four cups of milk are to be poured into a 2-cup bottle and a 4-cup bottle. If each bottle is to be filled to the same fraction of its capacity, how many cups of milk should be poured into the 4-cup bottle?
(A) 2/3
(B) 7/3
(C) 5/2
(D) 8/3
(E) 3

I tried by POE.
a) 4 cups - 2/3 cups -->Fraction -1/6
1/6 of 2 cup bottle =1/3 cup
2/3+1/3 =1 cup

b) 4 cups - 7/3 cups -->Fraction -7/12
7/12 of 2 cup bottle =7/6 cup
7/3+7/6 =2.3 cup

c)4 cups - 5/2 cups -->Fraction -5/8
5/8 of 2 cup bottle =5/4 cup
5/2+5/4 =3.75 cup
close to 4 cups

d)8/3 came up to 2 cups

e)3 cups- the total would be 4.5

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Re: cups of milk [#permalink]  22 May 2009, 04:32
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let x be the fraction.
4x+2x=4
6x=4 ==>x=2/3
4x=4*2/3=8/3 cups

for confirmation,
4x+2x= 4*2/3+2*2/3==>8/3+4/3=12/3==>4

hence 8/3 is the right ans...

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Re: cups of milk [#permalink]  13 Jun 2009, 08:49
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The OA is D
I had this question on my GMATPREP and got it correct
Here is my approach
let x is the amount of milk we will pour in the 2 cups bottle and y is the amount of milk we will pour in the 4 cups bottle
=> x/2=y/4 => x=y/2
x+y=4
3y/2=4
y=8/3
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Re: cups of milk [#permalink]  06 Dec 2010, 08:54
I think the easiest way to approach fraction problems is by visually tie in the actual fractions to the problem.

so if X cups are poured into the 4C cup : To make the two fractions equal : X/4 (for the four Cup ) should be equal to whatever remains / 2 (to equal the 2 cup fraction-wise)!!

So the equation would become:

x/4 = (4-x)/2

Solving this:
=>x/2 = (4-x)
=>x = 8 - 2x
=>3x = 8
=>x = 8/3
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Re: cups of milk [#permalink]  06 Dec 2010, 17:49
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No doubt, the answer is 8/3. The problem is how to do it practically?
I mean, just take a cup and try to fill 2/3 of it with milk.

I am a big fan of trying to solve most GMAT questions orally.
Look at it this way:
I have four cups of milk. I also have a 2 cup bottle and a 4 cup bottle. When will they have the same fraction of capacity? Since 4 cup bottle's capacity if twice of 2 cup bottle's capacity, they will have the same fraction when 4 cup bottle has twice the milk contained in 2 cup bottle. So we just have to divide the 4 cups of milk in the ratio 1:2 and give two parts to the 4 cup bottle.
So (2/3)* 4 = 8/3

Note: If they had given that the milk to be poured is 3 cups, you would have automatically said that we should put 1 cup and 2 cups in 2 cup bottle and 4 cup bottle respectively. They give such numbers to make the question a little harder.
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Re: cups of milk [#permalink]  06 Dec 2010, 21:57
Got it thanks Karishma, thought I was missing something from my review, but need to just stop and think of a better approach rather than diving into solving.
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Re: PS 1000 Section7 Question 17 [#permalink]  02 Apr 2011, 06:35
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x/2 = (4-x)/4

4x = 8 - 2x

=> x = 8/6 = 4/3

So 4 - 4/3 = 8/3

I think the answer is D, but it's a typo (also, 8/2 is 4).
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Re: PS 1000 Section7 Question 17 [#permalink]  02 Apr 2011, 11:28
X/2 = Y/4

X+Y = 4

substituing equation 1 in 2 we get Y = 8/3

And I agree with subhashghosh on the typo, option D should have been 8/3 not 8/2
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Re: cups of milk [#permalink]  12 Dec 2012, 14:50
Vavali wrote:
Four cups of milk are to be poured into a 2-cup bottle and a 4-cup bottle. If each bottle is to be filled to the same fraction of its capacity, how many cups of milk should be poured into the 4-cup bottle?
(A) 2/3
(B) 7/3
(C) 5/2
(D) 8/3
(E) 3

Kind of an idiosyncratic way to solve, but here it is:

we know that putting 1 cup in the 2 cups makes it 1/2 full
and that 2 cups in the 4 cups makes it 1/2 full

we have 1 cup left to distribute. need to distribute 1 part to the 2 cup and 2 parts to the 2 cup to keep the ratio.

1/3 + 2/3 =1

thus the 4 cup has 6/3+ 2/3 = 8/3
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Re: Four cups of milk are to be poured into a 2-cup bottle and [#permalink]  29 Dec 2012, 00:44
10 Second Method!!!

Fraction of 2 cup bottle - x
Fraction of 4 cup bottle - 2x
The above is because the fractions have to be the same and one volume is double the other

x + 2x = 4

x = 4/3

2x (4 cup bottle ) = 8/3

Hence D
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Re: Four cups of milk are to be poured into a 2-cup bottle and [#permalink]  24 Sep 2015, 10:12
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Hi All,

This question can be approached in a number of different ways (depending on how you prefer to 'do the math'). Some ways are faster than others though...

We're told to pour 4 cups of milk into 6 cups of 'space' - this means that 2/3 of the space will be 'filled'....

We're told that the same fraction of each bottle will be filled, so we'll fill 2/3 of the 2-cup bottle and 2/3 of the 4-cup bottle.

We're asked for the amount of milk that is put in the 4-cup bottle: (2/3)(4) = 8/3

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# Special Offer: Save $75 + GMAT Club Tests 60-point improvement guarantee www.empowergmat.com/ Intern Joined: 27 Aug 2014 Posts: 2 Followers: 0 Kudos [?]: 1 [0], given: 1 Four cups of milk are to be poured into a 2-cup bottle and [#permalink] 03 Oct 2015, 14:34 I went by this approach If it was 3 cups we would divide it in a way that is : 1 cup in the first one and 2 cups in the 2nd one.. so the ratio in both of them are same.. i.e 1/2 full.. now take the 4th cup..since we have 4 cups and divide it in similar ratio..i.e 1:2.. so 1/3rd of that cup goes into first bottle and 2/3rd goes into 2nd bottle.. so the 2nd cup..i.e 4 cup bottle now has 2 and 2/3 cups.. which is 3/8 cups.. Four cups of milk are to be poured into a 2-cup bottle and [#permalink] 03 Oct 2015, 14:34 Similar topics Replies Last post Similar Topics: Milk is poured from a full rectangular container with dimensions 4 inc 3 29 Dec 2015, 06:53 If a 19-cup mixture of powder and water contained 1 cup of p 3 17 Dec 2013, 10:30 9 A recipe requires 2 1/2 cups of flour 2 3/4 cups of sugar 7 17 May 2013, 07:03 Bottle R contains 250 capsules and costs$6.25. Bottle T 3 07 Jan 2008, 02:37
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