Curly and Larry like to have their orange squash made to the same strength. Unfortunately, Moe has put 25ml of squash with 175ml of water in Curly’s glass and 15ml of squash with 185ml of water in Larry’s glass.
How many millilitres of the mixture in Curly’s glass must be put into Larry’s glass so that they end up with drinks of the same strength?
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12
it is not possible
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