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Stage: 2 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

Which cylinder ccould you label first?
Perhaps this helps you label another one?
You might find this resource sheet useful which has pictures of the cylinders and space to write underneath each one. It might help to make a note of the amount of liquid in each one first.
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