SOLUTION: you are trying to fill a contain of juice. it normally takes 8 cups to fill but after putting 8 cups is not filling up. container has a hole letting juice off at a rate of 1/4 cup

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Question 1055725: you are trying to fill a contain of juice. it normally takes 8 cups to fill but after putting 8 cups is not filling up. container has a hole letting juice off at a rate of 1/4 cup for every 1 cup. you seal the hole how many more cups of juice you need to add to fill the container?
Found 3 solutions by josmiceli, stanbon, josgarithmetic:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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You put in +8+ cups
+%281%2F4%29%2A8+=+2+ cups leaked out
So, +8+-+2+=+6+ cups are in the container
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After sealing the hole, you need +8+-+6+=+2+
cups to fill the container

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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you are trying to fill a contain of juice. it normally takes 8 cups to fill but after putting 8 cups is not filling up. container has a hole letting juice off at a rate of 1/4 cup for every 1 cup. you seal the hole how many more cups of juice you need to add to fill the container?
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You are losing 8(1/4 cups) = 2 cups
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You need to add 2 cups after you seal the hole.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Loss of 1%2F4 of what is first measured, but the time period is not given. How much time for trying to measure and pour the first 8 cups? How much time while looking for the sealer? How much time for the sealant application action? Is the container now empty completely and you need to measure fully 8 cups of juice again?


The best that can be guessed is that first, 8 cups put in, and 2 cups drained out; and then 2 more cups of juice were measured and poured in. 8%2A%281%2F4%29=2.