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Question 42888: Please I really need help. I don't know where to start
There are 2 bottles of water, k and l both contain some water. From K Sandy pours as much water into l as l already contains. Then from l she pours as much water into k as l presently has. Finally he pours from k to l as much water as l presently has. Each bottle now contains 24 ounces of water. How many ounces of water were in each bottle at the start
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There are 2 bottles of water, k and l both contain some water. From K Sandy pours as much water into l as l already contains. Then from l she pours as much water into k as l presently has. Finally he pours from k to l as much water as l presently has. Each bottle now contains 24 ounces of water. How many ounces of water were in each bottle at the start

Something is wrong here.
When she "pours as much water into k as l presently has" L is now empty.
Finally she pours from k to l as much water as L presently has; but
L has no water so cannot now have 24 ounces of water in it.
Cheers,
Stan H>
The way to do this problem is to start with x ounces in L and
48-x ounces in K. Why 48?; because you end up with 24 in each
container and I assume you didn't throuw any away during the
transactions.