SOLUTION: A pail and a pitcher contain q quarts of water altogether. The pail contains 9 times as much water as the pitcher. What is the amount of water in the pitcher in terms of q?
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Question 1013527: A pail and a pitcher contain q quarts of water altogether. The pail contains 9 times as much water as the pitcher. What is the amount of water in the pitcher in terms of q? Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! R=amount in pitcher; L=amount in pail=9R; Q=total amount
Q=R+L
Q=R+9R=10R
Amount total is 10R, amount in pitcher is 1R
Percent of total in pitcher is 1R/10R = 0.10 = 10%
ANSWER: Amount in pitcher is 0.10Q (10% of Q)
