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Two containers, A and b begin with equal volumes of liquid. 120 mL is then poured from a to B. Container b now contains four times as much liquid as A. Find the volume of liquid left in container a at the end

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the answer is a. an d if it is wrong itis not my faut. try
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Let n be the amount of liquid initially in A and B. Then
4(n-120)=n+120
4n-480=n+120
3n=600
n=200
Both containers originally held 200 ml. Container A has 80 ml left after the transfer; B has 320 ml in it
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