SOLUTION: the recipe says I need exactly four cups of sugar and I only have two containers. One holds five cups and the other holds three cups of sugar. Using these containers how can I meas
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Question 1082576: the recipe says I need exactly four cups of sugar and I only have two containers. One holds five cups and the other holds three cups of sugar. Using these containers how can I measure exactly four cups of sugar? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Fill your 5 cup measure full.
Empty into the 3 cup measure.
What's left is 2 cups.
Dump that on the table since you don't have any other container.
Empty 3 cup measure.
Repeat.
Then you'll have 4 cups.
