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Start with a half cup of tea and a half cup of coffee.

logic/mixing

Problem

Start with a half cup of tea and a half cup of coffee. Take one tablespoon
of the tea and mix it in with the coffee. Take one tablespoon of this mixture
and mix it back in with the tea. Which of the two cups contains more of its
original contents?
Show solution
Mixing Liquids

The two cups end up with the same volume of liquid they started with. The same
amount of tea was moved to the coffee cup as coffee to the teacup. Therefore
each cup contains the same amount of its original contents.