SOLUTION: you are given two empty containers, on of 3 liters capacity and the other of 5 liters capacity. you are required to use the two containers to come up with the amount of water of 1

Question 1135691: you are given two empty containers, on of 3 liters capacity and the other of 5 liters capacity. you are required to use the two containers to come up with the amount of water of 1 liter required to make an orange drink. how do you measure the 1 liter of water?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with both containers empty.

Fill the 3 liter container.

Pour it into the 5 liter container. 

(Now the 3 liter container is empty and the 5 liter container has 3 liters,
and has room for 2 more liters).

Fill the 3 liter container.

Use the full 3 liter container to just fill up the 5 liter container, which
takes away 2 liters from the 3 liters in the 3 liter container, leaving
exactly 1 liter in the 3 liter container. 

That's what you wanted!

Edwin

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