Problem:
Three fourths of a pitcher is filled with pineapple juice. The pitcher is emptied by pouring an equal amount of juice into each of cups. What percent of the total capacity of the pitcher did each cup receive?
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Solution:
Since we start with of the pitcher, we have of the pitcher full as . Now, since cups each have the same amount of juice, they each have one-fifth of the . This means they have .
Thus, the correct answer is .
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The problems on this page are the property of the MAA's American Mathematics Competitions