Tara and Edward each painted their bedrooms. They finished in the same amount of time, even though Edward's bedroom is bigger. They have 4 hours to start painting the basement before dinner is ready. Who will likely paint a larger part of the basement?

answer is 17

step-by-step explanation:

the answer to this question depends on certain assumptions.   if the 6-pint jar starts out empty, and the 3-pint jar full, pouring the 3 pints into the 6-pint jar results in a half-full 6-pint jar.   if we refill the 3-pint jar and then pour its contents into the half-full 6-pint jar, then the 6-pint jar will be full.