i dont know the answer to my math problem
2006-08-30 11:21:26 · 12 answers · asked by silva 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Fill the 3 L one, than transfer the content to the 5 L one.
Now fill the 3 L one, and transfer to the 5 L.
You will end up with 3 L at the 5L one, and 1 L at the 3 L one.
2006-08-30 11:29:20 · answer #1 · answered by Pedromdrp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill the 3 liter pail full. Pour the whole contents into the 5 liter pail. Then fill the 3 liter pail full again and pour the contents into the 5 liter pail until it is full (it will hold another 2 liters). This will leave exactly 1 liter in the 3 liter pail.
2006-08-30 11:27:40 · answer #2 · answered by budget strapped 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill the 3-liter pail and pour the contents into the 5-liter pail. Refill the 3-liter pail and slowly pour the contents into the 5-liter pail. Stop pouring when the 5-liter pail reaches the full mark. That leave 1 liter in the 3-liter pail.
Good luck!
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2006-08-30 11:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by Will D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill up the 3 liter pail then pour it into the empty 5 liter pail. Now there's 3 liters in the 5 liter pail. Now fill up the 3 liter pail again and pour it into the 5 liter pail again until that's full. You should've only filled up 2 liters that time. Voila! You have 1 liter left in your 3 liter pail.
2006-08-30 11:28:27 · answer #4 · answered by Kyrix 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
quite simple
fill 3 liter pail up
pour into 5 liter pail (5 liter pail has 2 liters left to fill)
fill 3 liter pail up again
pour into 5 liter pail again (your now filling the last 2 liters in the 5 liter pail)
now you have just 1 liter left in the 3 liter
2006-08-30 17:05:11 · answer #5 · answered by Sherman81 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fill up the three liter pail
then dump that water into the 5 liter pail
then fill the three liter pail up again.
dump as much of the 3 liter pail into the five liter pail
this will leave one liter in the 3 liter pail
2006-08-30 11:26:19 · answer #6 · answered by ~*~marine~*~chick~*~ 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
fill the 3 litre pail to the brim with water.
pour the water from the 3 litre pail to the 5 litre pail until the 3 litre pail is empty.
fill the 3 litre pail to the brim with water again.
pour the water from the 3 litre pail to the 5 litre pail until the 5 litre pail is full
You will then will have 1 litre of water in the 3 litre pail
2006-08-30 11:51:47 · answer #7 · answered by cyrus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill the 3 litre pail and tip it into the 5 litre pail. fill the 3 litre pail again and tip this into the 5 litre pail until the 5 litre pail is full. What you have left is 1 litre
2006-08-30 11:26:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put half a liter from each in another pail
2006-08-30 11:26:59 · answer #9 · answered by lucrecia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't understand the question, you only want one what? If you only want one liter, you just put half a liter in both pails. But I don't think thats what your lookig for ????
now that i read everyone elses i feel really stupid!!!
2006-08-30 11:28:25 · answer #10 · answered by allison m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋