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Three-fourths of a cup of dry rice cooked with five-fourths
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14 Oct 2020, 08:28
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Three-fourths of a cup of dry rice cooked with five-fourths of a cup of water is sufficient to feed eight people one portion of rice each.
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The number of people who can be fed one portion of rice with six cups of dry rice and an unlimited supply of water |
65 |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Kudos for the right answer and explanation
Re: Three-fourths of a cup of dry rice cooked with five-fourths
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30 Oct 2020, 17:01
30 Oct 2020, 17:01
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Three-fourths of a cup of dry rice cooked with five-fourths of a cup of water is sufficient to feed eight people one portion of rice each.
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Kudos for the right answer and explanation
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The number of people who can be fed one portion of rice with six cups of dry rice and an unlimited supply of water |
65 |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Kudos for the right answer and explanation
6 cups can be rewritten as 24/4 cups. (24/4)/(3/4) = 8, so the total number of people who can be fed is 64. Therefore, QA<QB.
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