document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #753332 by Edwin McCravy(20060) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Start with both containers empty.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Fill the 3 liter container.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Pour it into the 5 liter container. \r\n" );
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document.write( "(Now the 3 liter container is empty and the 5 liter container has 3 liters,\r\n" );
document.write( "and has room for 2 more liters).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Fill the 3 liter container.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the full 3 liter container to just fill up the 5 liter container, which\r\n" );
document.write( "takes away 2 liters from the 3 liters in the 3 liter container, leaving\r\n" );
document.write( "exactly 1 liter in the 3 liter container. \r\n" );
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document.write( "That's what you wanted!\r\n" );
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