Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/297 - Mixing the Wine

Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $297$

Mixing the Wine

A glass is one-third full of wine,

and another glass, with equal capacity, is one-fourth full of wine.

Each is filled with water and their contents mixed in a jug.

Half of the mixture is poured into one of the glasses.

What proportion of this is wine and what part water?

Sources

• 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Magic Square, Measuring, Weighing, and Packing Problems: $297$. -- Mixing the Wine
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Combinatorial & Topological Problems: Liquid Pouring Puzzles: $408$. Mixing the Wine