Question

Kymani has two equal-sized large pitchers and two equal-sized small pitchers. All of the pitchers together hold 40 cups of water. The capacity of one large pitcher minus the capacity of one small pitcher is 12 cups. How many cups can each type of pitcher hold?

Answer 1

A large pitcher can hold 16 cups of water, small can hold 4 cups of water

Explanation:

16 + 16 + 4 + 4

16 - 4 = 12