Draft:Bpow1997-12

This week's problem was submitted by Professor Bill Evans. Thanks, Bill!

At a cocktail party you are given a glass filled with your host's special secret cocktail. Unfortunately, it's horrible! In an attempt to avoid insulting your host, you suggest that the cocktail might be improved by the addition of a scoopful of peppermint ice cream. What size scoop of ice cream should you select in order to displace as much of the cocktail as possible? See the figure below for dimensions.

Problem by Alberto L Delgado, from the now extinct Bradley Problem of the Week.