SOLUTION: A total of 7 liters of milk are to be poured into a 4 liter and 6 liter bottle. if each bottle is filled to the same fraction of its capacity, how many liters are poured in the la

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Question 796834: A total of 7 liters of milk are to be poured into a 4 liter and 6 liter bottle.
if each bottle is filled to the same fraction of its capacity, how many liters are poured in the larger bottle?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39616)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Each bottle is filled to p of its capacity, and the sum of these must be 7 liters.





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