I think D.
They both rested for 2 minutes, however they did not rest at the same time, but it doesn't say they did that in the option choice.
Hope this helps!
Answer:
The portion of the volume of the cup that is filled with water is 
Step-by-step explanation:
step 1
Find the volume of the paper water cup
The volume of the cone is equal to

we have


substitute


step 2
If the cup is filled with water to half its height, find out what portion of the volume of the cup is filled with water
Remember that
If two figures are similar, then the ratio of its volumes is equal to the scale factor elevated to the cube
In this problem the similar cone has half the height of the complete cone
so
The scale factor is equal to 1/2
therefore
The volume of the cup that is filled with water is equal to the volume of the complete cup by the scale factor elevated to the cube

therefore
The portion of the volume of the cup that is filled with water is

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Answer :

Step-by-step explanation :
To find the product of

First we expand the bracket ,
it implies that, we use the expression outside the bracket to multiply individual expressions inside the bracket.
Hence


we now apply the law of indices

meaning, when you are multiplying two expressions with the same bases , repeat one of the bases and add the exponents.
Then, simplify to obtain