A backpacker has two pots, one holds exactly 5 1/2 cups and one holds exactly 3 1/2 cups. The backpacker needs exactly 4 cups of water to make some soup. The backpacker also has a large plastic bottlw of water, but the container has no measurements marked on it. The water bottle has enough water to fill both pots and have some left over.
Using only two pots and hte bottle of water, determine how the backpacker can measure exactly 4 cups of water without wasting any water. You may not make markings of any kind on any of the containers.
Explain, it words, how the backpacker can get 4 cups of water using only the 2 pots and the bottle of water. You may include pictures, drawings, tables or other representations to make your explanation clearer.
2006-09-18 15:14:07 · 2 answers · asked by ilovestarbucks08 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Fill the 5.5 cup container with water, then pour from it into the 3.5 cup container... there are 2 cups left in the 5.5 cup container... put that in your water bottle. Repeat the process and you have 4 cups.
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2006-09-18 15:18:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fill the 5 1/2, Pour into the 3 1/2, leaving 2 in the 5 1/2, pour out the 3 1/2 into the bottle, the pour the two in the 5 1/2 into the the 3 1/2. Fill the 5 1/2 from the bottle, then finish filling the 3 1/2 (which will take 1 1/2) leaving exactly 4 in the 5 1/2.
2006-09-18 15:25:35 · answer #2 · answered by Ice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋