Question

PLEASE HELP!

You are camping and have only a 3 cup container and a 5 cup container. You need to measure 1 cup of water into a pot. How can you do this? Is there more than one way? Explain.

Answer 1

Explanation:

If complete precision is not needed:

1. Fill the 5 cup container with water.

2. Pour out just enough into the 3 cup container to fill it.

3. The water left in the 5-cup container will measure 2 cups.

4. Estimate half of this two cups of water.