document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1055454>Question 1055454</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a farmer has 6 different size containers : 5, 9, 12 , 23,and 45 liters . he has filled some of these containers with sunflower oil and some others with olive oil . he has one empty container and the total amount of the sunflower oil in the container is 4 times the total amount of olive oil in the containers . what is the volume of the empty container ? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 5     b) 9     c) 12     d) 15    e) 23\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #670713 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=670713\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  a farmer has 6 different size containers : 5, 9, 12 , 23,and 45 liters . <BR>\n" );
document.write( " he has filled some of these containers with sunflower oil and some others with olive oil . <BR>\n" );
document.write( " he has one empty container and the total amount of the sunflower oil in the container is 4 times the total amount of olive oil in the containers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " what is the volume of the empty container? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total amt is a multiple of 5. 1 unit of sunflower + 4 units of Olive<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can eliminate 5 and 45.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the two out of the remaining three which add up to a multiple of 5; 12+23 = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That leaves the 9 liter container left over as empty </SPAN>\n" );
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