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Caffeine		  
Q If a pound of tea has twice as much caffeine as a pound of coffee, and if a pound of tea is enough to make 160 cups of tea, and if a pound of coffee is enough to make 40 cups, and if a 12-ounce can of cola has about one-fourth the caffeine as a cup of coffee,

How much caffeine does one cup of tea have compared to one cup of coffee?

How much caffeine does one cup of tea have compared to a 12-ounce can of cola?
 

  
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A cup of tea has one-half the caffeine that a cup of coffee has.

A cup of tea has twice as much caffeine as a 12-ounce can of cola.

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