02: Glass half full? [*]

Wes Carroll's Puzzler

English - March 21, 2016 04:00 - 2 minutes - 1.37 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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I have two cylindrical glasses that, when full, hold the same amount of water. The short glass has a radius that is half again as large as the tall one’s. Last night, I filled the short one completely, and then I filled the tall one to exactly the same level.
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How full was the tall glass? (You can answer as a fraction or a percentage.)
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