document.write( "Question 286184: In the chemistry laboratory. Jim is working with six large jars of capacities 5 L,4 L,3 L,2 L,1 L and 10 L. the 5 L jar is filled with an acid mix, and the rest of the jars are empty. Jim uses the 5 L jar to fill the 4 L jar and pours the excess into the 10 L jar. Then he uses the 4L jar to fill the 3 L jar and pours the excess into the 10 L jar. He repeats the process until all but the 1 L jar is empty. What percent of the 10 L jar is filled? \n" ); document.write( "

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10,5,4,3,2,1
\n" ); document.write( "start with 5 filled
\n" ); document.write( "5 into 4 plus 1 into 10
\n" ); document.write( "4 into 3 plus 1 into 10
\n" ); document.write( "3 into 2 plus 1 into 10
\n" ); document.write( "2 into 1 plus 1 into 10
\n" ); document.write( "so now the 1 is filled and there are 4 liters in the 10
\n" ); document.write( "4/10=40%
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