Suppose you need to measure exactly 1 cup of water. All that you have in your kitchin are two containers. The smaller container holds 3 cups and the larger holds 5 cups of water. How can you use these containers to measure exactly 1 cup of water?
(Don't say just measure out 1 cup of water with one of the containers...)
Thx for your help everyone ^^
2006-08-28 13:04:36 · 9 answers · asked by House, M.D. 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Fill up the 3 cup measure.
Transfer over to the 5 cup. ( got 3 cups in the 5 cup )
Fillup the 3 cup again, &transfer over to the 5 cup but only 2 of the 3 cups will fit, leaving 1 cup in the 3 cup measure.
Austin Semiconductor
2006-08-28 13:12:01 · answer #1 · answered by Austin Semiconductor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Fill up 5 cup container.
2. Pour 3 cups out of the 5 cup container and fill up the 3 cup container.
3. Empty the 5 cup container(2 cups).
4. Empty the 3 cup container into the 5 cup container leaving 3 cups in the 5 cup container.
5. Refill the 3 cup container then pour 2 cups into the 5 cup container leaving 1 cup in the 3 cup container.
2006-08-28 20:14:45 · answer #2 · answered by csmudgett 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Fill the 3-cup container & pour it into the 5-cup container.
2. Fill the 3-cup container again & pour it into the 5-cup container to the brim
3. What will be left in the smaller container is your 1 cup.
2006-08-28 20:16:09 · answer #3 · answered by Phronsie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not too hard. Fill up the small container, and empty it into the larger one. Then fill up the smaller container again, and then pour watre from the smaller into the larger until the larger is precisely filled. One cup of water will remain in the smaller container. (2 * 3) - 5 = 1.
2006-08-28 20:11:21 · answer #4 · answered by C_Bar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AAAGH! this was in die hard with a vengance...
what did they do...
you fill up the 3 cup, put it in the 5 cup, do it again, and when the 5 is completely full, that's 1 cup in the 3 cup container.
2006-08-28 20:14:33 · answer #5 · answered by No.4 Mk1(t) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use the smaller container and fill it up to one third. that would be a cup.
2006-08-28 20:08:06 · answer #6 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fill the 3c and empty it into 5c
fill the 3c and pour as much as you can into 5c
only 2 will pour into 5 coz 3 already there
this leaves 1 in the 3c
2006-08-28 22:11:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fill the little one and dump it into the big one, now, fill the little one again and from it fill the big one, what is left in the little one is 1 cup
2006-08-28 20:14:28 · answer #8 · answered by h2odog 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as they said
2006-08-28 20:19:30 · answer #9 · answered by oomx555 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋