All the milk in container A which was filled to its brim was poured into two containers B and C. The quantity of milk in container B was 62.5% less than the capacity of container A. If 158 liters was now transferred from C to B, then both the containers would have equal quantities of milk. What was the initial quantity of milk in container A?
Answers:  A) 1264  B) 1723  C) 1129  D) 2613  E) 1372
A   B has 62.5% or (5/8) of the milk in A. Therefore, let the quantity of milk in container A(initially) be 8k.   Quantity of milk in B = 8k - 5k = 3k.   Quantity of milk in container C 8  - 5= 
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3k.   Quantity of milk in container C= 8k - 3k = 5k   Container: A B C   Quantity of milk: 8k 3k 5k   It is given that if 158 liters was transferred from container C to container B, then both the containers would have equal quantities of milk.   5k - 158 8  - 3= 
<gadget id="calculator">8  - 3</gadget>
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5k   Container: A B C   Quantity of milk: 8k 3k 5k   It is given that if 158 liters was transferred from container C to container B, then both the containers would have equal quantities of milk.   5k - 158= 3k + 158 =&gt; 2k =316 =&gt; k = 158   The initial quantity of milk in 1264 = 8k = 8 * 158= 
<gadget id="calculator">8 * 158</gadget>
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1264 liters.
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All the milk in container A which was filled to its brim was poured into two containers B and C. The quantity of milk in container B was 62.5% less than the capacity of container A. If 158 liters was now transferred from C to B, then both the containers would have equal quantities of milk. What was the initial quantity of milk in container A?