On the table there is a 5-liter jug full of grape kool-aid. There is also an empty 2-liter jug and a empty 3.5 liter jug. You can pour the kool-aid back and forth between the jugs, but you can't add any of the "grape deciciousness". How can you end with 2.5 liters in both the 6-liter and 3.5-liter jugs?
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2006-09-25 09:11:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
SORRY IT WAS A TYPO HERE U GO
On the table there is a 5-liter jug full of grape kool-aid. There is also an empty 2-liter jug and an empty 3.5-liter jug. You can pour the kool-aid back and forth between the jugs, but you can't add any of the "grape deliciousness". How can you end up with 2.5 liters in both the 5-liter and 3.5-liter jugs?
2006-09-25 09:22:45 · update #1
is it 5 litre or 6 litre jug?
2006-09-25 09:15:03 · answer #1 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if this is the actual question or if you posted wrong but at the end your asking how you can end up with juice in the 6 liter and 3.5 liter jugs but in the beginning you did not have a 6 liter jug. Not sure of the key to your answer lies here or if it's just a typo.
2006-09-25 16:17:51 · answer #2 · answered by Marie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres no 6 liter jug
2006-09-25 16:20:51 · answer #3 · answered by Erin P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to consider the sizes of the empty containers along with what will be left after you pour liquid out of each container into the smaller containers.
Other than saying that please work out the answer yourself. That is the only way you will learn how to think. And we can't be there when you have to do a test.
2006-09-25 16:23:14 · answer #4 · answered by John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh u nvr sed anything about a 6 liter jug, and do ur own homework
2006-09-25 16:14:31 · answer #5 · answered by polygirrrl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 0 0
3 2 0
3 0 2
1 2 2
1 0.5 3.5
4.5 0.5 0
4.5 0 0.5
2.5 2 0.5
2.5 0 2.5
2006-09-25 16:42:51 · answer #6 · answered by JonnyG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pour 2 liters (from 5L jug) into 2L jug, and pour the remaining 3L (from 5L jug) into the 3.5L jug. Next, pour 2L (from the 2L jug) into the 5L jug. pour 2L (from 3.5L jug) into 2L jug. Pour 2L (from 2L jug) into the 5L jug. Now, you should have 4L in the 5L jug and 1L in the 3.5L jug. pour 1L (from the 3.5L jug) into the 2L jug, then pour 3.5L (from the 5L jug) into the 3.5 L jug. Pour 1L (from the 3.5L jug) into the 2L jug. Finally, pour the 2L (from the 2L jug) into the 5L jug and you have 2.5L of Kool-Aid in the 3.5L jug and the 5L jug.
2006-09-25 16:35:25 · answer #7 · answered by TopSpin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, reading this gave me striking head pain. Sorry I can't help!
2006-09-25 16:14:58 · answer #8 · answered by flower 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever.
2006-09-25 16:42:15 · answer #9 · answered by * Deep Thought * 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋