Question

Shirley's water bottle is half full. She pours

it into another bottle that is one-third full,
and it fills that bottle. If the second bottle
holds 2 quarts, how much did the first
bottle hold?

Answer 1

Shirley's water bottle holds 4 quarts when it is half full.

Step-by-Step-Explanation

If the second bottle is one-third full and holds 2 quarts, then it means that it can hold a total of 2 / (1/3) = 6 quarts when completely full.

Let's call the amount of water in Shirley's bottle "x" quarts. We know that when she pours it into the second bottle, it becomes completely full with 6 quarts. So we can set up the equation:

x + 2 = 6

Solving for x, we get:

x = 6 - 2

x = 4