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To: lifeisgood who wrote (25991)12/29/2002 7:31:37 PM
From: Tony McFadden  Read Replies (1) of 62569
 
ahem, I beg to differ...

The engineer says the glass is 50% too large. refers to the whole glass not the 50% that is filled

I have 2 glasses, one that holds 250ml and one that holds 500 ml.

I fill both with 250ml of water.

The 500ml glass is only half full, and is too large for the quantity of water placed in it.

In fact, it is 100% too large, since the appropriate glass for that amount of water is 250ml. A 500ml glass is 100% larger that a 250ml glass.

And I am an engineer. But it pays to pay attention to the english used in the problem. The quote is referring to the relative difference in size of glass required for the contents of the glass.

Cheers, and Happy New Year
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