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A cylindrical container holds Fluid X (specific gravity 0.75) and Fluid Y (specific gravity 1.5). The two fluids are immiscible. The gauge pressure at the foot of the column is equal to what it would be if all the fluid in the column were water. Fluid X must therefore account for what fraction of the total fluid in the column?

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Answer: 2/3 of the total volume

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