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An aquarium on a level table has rectangular faces and is

10

inches wide and

8

inches high. When it was tilted, the water in it covered an

8"\times 10"

end but only three-fourths of the rectangular room. The depth of the water when the bottom was again made level, was

<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>2\textstyle{\frac{1}{2}}"\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>3"\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>3\textstyle{\frac{1}{4}}"\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>3\textstyle{\frac{1}{2}}"\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>4"

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