SOLUTION: A BOTTLE has a capacity thrice as a mug.If 3600 ml of water can fill 2 such bottles and 3 mugs,how much more water can a bottle hold than a mug?

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Question 905413: A BOTTLE has a capacity thrice as a mug.If 3600 ml of water can fill 2 such bottles and 3 mugs,how much more water can a bottle hold than a mug?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x amount mug will hold
bottles + mugs = 3600ml
2(3x) + 3x = 3600ml
9x = 3600ml
x = 400ml, amount mug will hold. Bottle holds 1200ml
1200ml - 400ml = 800ml more held by botle