[ Percentage and Ratio Problems]

There was an equal amount of water in two glasses. The amount of water in the first glass increased initially by $1 \%$, then by $2 \%$, then by $3 \%$, and so on up to $27 \%$. In the second glass, the amount of water increased initially by $27 \%$, then by $26 \%$, then by $25 \%$, and so on down to $1 \%$.

In which glass did the amount of water become greater?
In the first glass, the amount of water increased by $1.1 \cdot 1.2 \cdot \ldots \cdot 1.27$ times, and in the second glass - by $1.27 \cdot 1.26 \cdot \ldots \cdot 1.1$ times. These products are equal.

## Answer

The water remained equal.