8 cups of water are to be poured into a 4-cup bottle and a 8-cup bottle. If each bottle is to be filled to the same fraction of its capacity, how many cups of water should be poured into the 8-cup bottle?  Options:  A) 2/3  B) 7/3  C) 5/2  D) 8/3  E) 16/3
Let x be the # of cups going into the 8 cup bottle.   so.... x/8 = ((8-x)/4)   64 - 8x = 4x   64 = 12x   x = 16/3.   Answer : 16/3
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8 cups of water are to be poured into a 4-cup bottle and a 8-cup bottle. If each bottle is to be filled to the same fraction of its capacity, how many cups of water should be poured into the 8-cup bottle?