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A saltwater solution completely fills a glass cylinder. If the solution is then poured into a larger rectangular aquarium, what percent more solution would be needed to completely fill the aquarium?

(1) The ratio of the diagonal of the base of the aquarium to the diameter of the cylinder is 1: sq rt 2

(2) The height and width of the aquarium are equal to the height and diameter of the cylinder.

Can someone explain me this one?

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A saltwater solution completely fills a glass cylinder. If the solution is then poured into a larger rectangular aquarium, what percent more solution would be needed to completely fill the aquarium?

(1) The ratio of the diagonal of the base of the aquarium to the diameter of the cylinder is 1: sq rt 2

(2) The height and width of the aquarium are equal to the height and diameter of the cylinder.

Can someone explain me this one?

Thanks in advance

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It is necessary to know the formulas for volume of a cylinder and volume of a rectangular solid. They are v = pi*r^2h and v=lwh Also, if we can get the algebraic expressions for volume of the cylinder and volume of the aquarium to contain the same variables, we could pick values for the variables to determine the relative volumes in term of a percentage.

(1) The ratio of the diagonal of the base of the aqarium to the diameter of the cylander is 1:sq rt 2 Ok so our cylinder will have diameter sq rt 2 * x and radius = (xrt2)/2. Lets call the diagonal of the base of the aquarium and the diameter of the cylinder x. Lets call the heights of the cylinder and aquarium h1 and h2. So the volume of our cylinder will be pi*(xrt2/2)^2 *h1. Now, since we have a rectangular aquarium, and we know the diagonal of the base is x, we know that the width of the base is x/2 and the length of the base is x*rt 3/2, since the diagonal of any rectangle forums a 30 - 60- 90 right triangle whose dimensions are in the ratio 1: 1rt3: 2. So, volume of the aquarium is then x*xroot3 * h2. Since the volume of the cylinder and the volume of the aquarium contain different variables, we cannot know their relative volumes. NS

(2) the height and width of the aquarium are equal to the height and diameter of the cylinder. Lets call the height H and the width and diameter of the aquarium x. Then the volume of the cylander is pi*(x/2)^2 * h, and the volume of the aquarium is h*x*L Since the volume of the aquarium contains the variable L for length, we cannot find the volume of the aquarium relative to the cylinder. NS

(1) and (2) The ratio of the diagonal of the base of the aquarium to the diameter of the cylinder is 1: root2 And the height and width of the aquarium are equal to the height and diameter of the cylinder. Ok, so the radius of the cylinder is xroot2/2, the height of the cylinder we can call H3, and the length, width and height of the aquarium are x/2, (xroot3)/2 and H3 (since the heights of the two shapes are the same).

So, our volumes of the cylinder and aquarium are pi*(xrt2/2)^2*H3 and (x/2)*(xroot3)/2*H3. Since there are now, no variables in the expressions for volume of the cylinder that are not in the expression for the volume of the aquarium ( and vice versa) we could pick values for both x and H3. Since we are only needing the volume of the aquarium in relative terms as a percentage of the cylinder, we are Sufficient.

The answer is C
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A saltwater solution completely fills a glass cylinder. If the solution is then poured into a larger rectangular aquarium, what percent more solution would be needed to completely fill the aquarium?

(1) The ratio of the diagonal of the base of the aquarium to the diameter of the cylinder is 1: sq rt 2

(2) The height and width of the aquarium are equal to the height and diameter of the cylinder.

This is a "Value" DS question, so sufficiency will be achieved if a statement allows for one value and one value only.

This question is about volume. We have a certain volume in a cylinder. Volume of a cylinder = pi*r^2*h (area of the circle/base x the height of the tube). Then we pour that volume into a rectangular prism.

To know what percent more solution would be needed to fill the aquarium, we need to know HOW FULL it currently is. So we need two pieces of info:

-the amount of the original volume (pi*r^2*h)
-the total volume of the prism (Volume = lwh)

To know how full it currently is, is essentially that ratio of (pi*r^2*h)/lwh.
If we ignore pi, we essentially need to understand the ratio between the radius and the length and width, and the ratio of the heights.

Let's look at the statements:

(1) The ratio of the diagonal of the base of the aquarium to the diameter of the cylinder is 1: sq rt 2

This gives us a relationship between the width and length to the diameter, but not quite enough info. It basically says that:
diameter = 2(w^2 + l^2), once we simplify it down. This is great, since we know radius is half the diameter, but we don't know anything about the heights.

(2) The height and width of the aquarium are equal to the height and diameter of the cylinder.

This gives us the info we need about the heights! They are equal! And also, the diameter is equal to the width of the aquarium. We have the relationships we need to solve.

I would not recommend you actually attempt to solve a question like this. It is definitely going to take way more than 2 minutes, and I think it's a 700+ level "time-waster." If you can't "logic" your way through it, I think making your best guess and moving on is the way to go.
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Hi Bunuel,
This question has been discussed in the another thread. Here is the LINK of that thread.
Also, there is no SPOILER in this newly made thread!
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A saltwater solution completely fills a glass cylinder. If the solution is then poured into a larger rectangular aquarium, what percent more solution would be needed to completely fill the aquarium?

(1) The ratio of the diagonal of the base of the aquarium to the diameter of the cylinder is 1: sq rt 2

(2) The height and width of the aquarium are equal to the height and diameter of the cylinder.

Can someone explain me this one?

Thanks in advance
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