1988 AJHSME Problems/Problem 20
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Problem
The glass gauge on a cylindrical coffee maker shows that there are 
cups left when the coffee maker is 
full. How many cups of coffee does it hold when it is full?
![[asy] draw((5,0)..(0,-1.3)..(-5,0)); draw((5,0)--(5,10)); draw((-5,0)--(-5,10)); draw(ellipse((0,10),5,1.3)); draw(circle((.3,1.3),.4)); draw((-.1,1.7)--(-.1,7.9)--(.7,7.9)--(.7,1.7)--cycle); fill((-.1,1.7)--(-.1,4)--(.7,4)--(.7,1.7)--cycle,black); draw((-2,11.3)--(2,11.3)..(2.6,11.9)..(2,12.2)--(-2,12.2)..(-2.6,11.9)..cycle); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/8/f/58f83059cccddda489555126f685731af69d8259.png)
Solution
Let the amount of coffee the maker will hold when full be 
. Then, ![\[.36x=45 \Rightarrow x=125 \rightarrow \boxed{\text{C}}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/5/5/b55cf229fffee16e46f3d6ec911fc931f8a92b7f.png)
See Also
| 1988 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 21 | |
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