document.write( "Question 739767: If you fill half a container whose capacity is t liters and then take 2 liters out, how full is the container.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #451318 by richwmiller(17219)\"\" \"About 
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There is no number for an answer. We can only know in terms of \"t\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You fill it to t/2
\n" ); document.write( "You take away 2 liters
\n" ); document.write( "t/2-2 is now in the container.
\n" ); document.write( "How full is the container?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's look at a numeric example.
\n" ); document.write( "if the container held 32 liters
\n" ); document.write( "we would have 32/2=16 when it is half full
\n" ); document.write( "Take away 2
\n" ); document.write( "16-2=14
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "14/32=.4375=43.75%
\n" ); document.write( "We do the same with letters\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(t/2-2)/t is the fraction \r
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