SOLUTION: Please help me on a problem that I am stuck on. The problems states: collect exactly 4-cups of water. There are only 2 pitchers, which are a 3-cup, and a 5-cup.The pitchers are no

Question 51157: Please help me on a problem that I am stuck on. The problems states: collect exactly 4-cups of water. There are only 2 pitchers, which are a 3-cup, and a 5-cup.The pitchers are not graduated, for instance,they can not acurately measure 1/2 cup. How can 4 cups exactly be collected.
Thank you.

Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
FILL THE 5 QUART PITCHER THEN FILL THE 3 QUART PITCHER. YOU NOW HAVE 2 QUARTS LEFT IN THE 5 QUART PITCHER. EMPTY THE 3 QUART PITCHER & POUR THE 2 QUARTS LEFT IN THE 5 QUART PIRCHER INTO THE 3 QUART PITCHER. NOW REFILL THE 5 QUART PITCHER. NOW FILL THE 3 QUART PITCHER WITH 1 QUART FROM THE 5 QUART PITCHER. YOU NOW HAVE EXACTLY 4 QUARTS IN THE 5 QUART PITCHER.
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