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If you have a 5 qt pail and 3 qt pail how can you get exactly 4 qt of water?
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Fill 5 qt pail. Then from full 5 qt fill 3 qt pail. You now have 2 qt left in 5 qt pail. Now empty 3 qt pail then put the 2qt from 5qt pail into this 3 qt pail. Now refill 5 qt pail Use this top off 3 qt till full this leaves you with 4 qts in 5 qt pail
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How can you use a 3-qt pail and a 5-qt pail to measure out 1 qt of water?
-- Fill the 3. -- Empty it into the 5. Now the 5 has 3-qt of water in it, and 2-qt of empty space. -- Fill the 3 again. -- Use the full 3 to fill the remaining 2-qt of empty space in the 5. -- That leaves 1-qt of water in the 3.
If you have a 9 qt pail 3 qt pail and 2 qt pail how can you get exactly 8 qts of water if you completely fills each of the pails just once?
First fill the nine quart pail. The using the nine quart pail fill the 3 quart pail. This leaves 6 quarts. Using the 3 quart pail pour all the water over flowing the two quart pail. This leaves a filled two quart pail, a partially filled nine quart pail containing 6 quarts and an empty 3 quart pail. 6 quarts plus 2 quarts plus 0 quarts equals 8 quarts. Each pail has been filled once. Redheart_of_the_13moons@yahoo.com
How can you fetch 4 gal of water in one trip with a 5 gal pail and a 3 gal pail both unmarked?
Fill the 3 gal pail and pour into the 5 gal pail. Refill the 3 gal pail and pour two gallons of it into the 5 gallon pail - filling the 5 gallon pail and leaving 1 gallon in the 3 gallon pail. Dump out the 5 gallon pail and pour the remaining 1 gallon from the 3 gallon pail into the 5 gallon pail. Fill the 3 gallon pail one more time and pour that into the 5 gallon pail with the 1 gallon already in it and you have 4 gallons.
If you only have a 3 qt. and a 5qt. pitcher how can you measure exactly 1 qt.?
fill up the 3 qt pitcher pour it in the 5qt and then fill up the 3qt pitcher again and pour it in the 5qt and you should be left with 1qt in the 3qt pitcher
3 gal 2 qt - 2 gal 3 qt?
That's 18 qt less 7 qt ie 11 qt = 2 gal 3 qt
How do you use a 5-quarts pail and 3-quarts pail to get exactly 6-quarts?
Fill the 3 qt pail. Pour it into the 5 qt pail. You now have 3 quarts. Fill the 3 qt pail again. You now have 6 qts (3+3=6)
How can you use a 11-quarts pail and 3-quarts pail to measure 2-quarts?
Fill the 11 qt pail. From the 11 qt pail fill the 3 qt pail and throw away. From the 11 qt pail fill the 3 qt pail a second time and throw away. From the 11 qt pail fill the 3 qt pail a third time and throw away. You will be left with 2 quarts in the 11 qt pail.
How can you use a 3-qt pail and a 5-qt pail to measure out 1 qt of water?
-- Fill the 3. -- Empty it into the 5. Now the 5 has 3-qt of water in it, and 2-qt of empty space. -- Fill the 3 again. -- Use the full 3 to fill the remaining 2-qt of empty space in the 5. -- That leaves 1-qt of water in the 3.
If you have a 9 qt pail 3 qt pail and 2 qt pail how can you get exactly 8 qts of water if you completely fills each of the pails just once?
First fill the nine quart pail. The using the nine quart pail fill the 3 quart pail. This leaves 6 quarts. Using the 3 quart pail pour all the water over flowing the two quart pail. This leaves a filled two quart pail, a partially filled nine quart pail containing 6 quarts and an empty 3 quart pail. 6 quarts plus 2 quarts plus 0 quarts equals 8 quarts. Each pail has been filled once. Redheart_of_the_13moons@yahoo.com
If you had an infinite supply of water and a 5 quart and 3 quart pail how would you measure exactly 4 quarts?
1)Fill the 3 quart pail to the top first 2)transfer the water into the 5 quart pail, which leaves you with 2 quarts to fill. 3)Again fill the 3 quart pail and transfer the water into the 5 quart which leaves you with 1 quart left in the 3 quart pail. 4)Throw away the water from the 5 quart pail and pour the 1 quart into 5 quart pail. 5)Again fill the 3 quart pail to the top and pour the water into the 5 quart pail leaving you with 4 quarts of water.
How do you measure a 7 literpail exactly with a 9 and 4 liter pail?
pour the water into the 9 liter pail and pour some water into the 4 liter pail after pour the water into the liter 7 pail the pour with your imagination 3 quarters liter into the 4 liter and and it to the first 4 liter you poured.
You have a 3 gallon pail and a 7 gallon pail how could you use these pails to put exactly 8 gallons of water in an aquarium?
Easy. Fill the 7gal pail to the full mark (7 Gallons) with water. Then pour, from the 7 gallon pail, water into each of the 3 gallon pail up to the full mark. The remaining water left in the 7 gallon is 1 gallon. Pour this gallon into the aquarium. Fill the 7 gallon pail with water, again to the full mark, and then add to the aquarium. 1 Gallon + 7 Gallons = 8 Gallons.
How can you fetch 4 gal of water in one trip with a 5 gal pail and a 3 gal pail both unmarked?
Fill the 3 gal pail and pour into the 5 gal pail. Refill the 3 gal pail and pour two gallons of it into the 5 gallon pail - filling the 5 gallon pail and leaving 1 gallon in the 3 gallon pail. Dump out the 5 gallon pail and pour the remaining 1 gallon from the 3 gallon pail into the 5 gallon pail. Fill the 3 gallon pail one more time and pour that into the 5 gallon pail with the 1 gallon already in it and you have 4 gallons.
If you only have a 3-quart pitcher and a 5 quart pitcher how can you measure exactly 1 quart?
Fill the 3 qt pitcher. Pour it into the 5 qt pitcher- it has room for 2 more qts. Refill the 3 qt pitcher. Pour it into the 5 qt pitcher until it is full, and stop. You will have 1 qt remaining in the 3 qt pitcher.
What is less 3 pints of water or 3 qt of water?
There are 2 pints in a quart - - you figure.
If you only have a 3 qt. and a 5qt. pitcher how can you measure exactly 1 qt.?
fill up the 3 qt pitcher pour it in the 5qt and then fill up the 3qt pitcher again and pour it in the 5qt and you should be left with 1qt in the 3qt pitcher
3 gal 2 qt - 2 gal 3 qt?
That's 18 qt less 7 qt ie 11 qt = 2 gal 3 qt
