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-- Fill the 3 from the hose.

-- Pour the 3 into the 5. The 5 container now has unfilled capacity of 2.

-- Fill the 3 again from the hose.

-- Pour the 3 slowly into the 5. It'll take only 2 to fill the 5 container.

-- There is now 1 remaining in the 3 container. QED

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If we took a container in which we can put 1 liter of water. If we put oil in that container then will it have 1 liter of oil?

If you fill the container up then Yes. Litres are a measure of volume, which remains the same regardless of what fluid or material you are describing.


How do you measure 10 liters of water from a 7 liter jar and a 11 liter jar that are both filled with water?

Fill a container three times using the 7-liter jar (which will give you 21 liters), then take out water with the 11-liter jar (which will give you 10 liters).


Is a liter of compost the same as a liter of water?

No, compost is bulky and will have air-spaces. So less compost can be packed into the litre container. Water is a liquid and will fill the container completely, and will be heavier.


Bobby has a 5 liter container and a 3 liter container and an unlimited supply of water How can he measure out exactly 4 liters?

You have to have something else to build the 4 liters into. Call it The Tub.Fill the 5.Pour the 5 into the 3.That leaves 2 liters in the 5.Pour them into The Tub. You now have 2 liters in The Tub.Empty the 3.Fill the 5.Pour the 5 into the 3.That leaves 2 liters in the 5.Pour them into The Tub. You now have 4 liters in The Tub.QEDYou do not have a TUB, it is not in the problem.Fill the 5 liter containerPour it into the 3 liter container leaving 2 liters in the 5 liter containerEmpty the 3 liter containerPour the 2 liters from the 5 liter container into the 3 liter containerFill the 5 liter containerFill the remainder of the 3 liter container from the 5 liter containerSince the 3 liter container already had 2 liters in it, one liter from the 5 liter container will fill it leaving 4 liters in the 5 liter container.Solved


1 liter of water has a volume of how many cm squared?

cm squared is a measure of area.cm cubed is the measure of volume.1 liter = 1000 cm cubed.So 1 liter of water = 1000 cm3 of water.

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How do you measure 6 liter water from 7 liter and 5 liter jar?

There is most likely a more efficient way to do this, but this is the best I can do for now.Notation: ( x , y ) where x is the amount of water in the 5-liter container and y is the amount of water in the 7-liter container1. Fill the five-liter container ( 5 , 0 )2. Pour the five-liter container into the seven-liter container ( 0 , 5 )3. Fill the five-liter container ( 5 , 5 )4. Fill the seven-liter container with the five-liter container, leaving 3 liters in the five-liter container ( 3 , 7 )5. Pour out the seven-liter container ( 3 , 0 )6. Pour the five-liter container into the seven-liter container ( 0 , 3 )7. Fill the five-liter container ( 5 , 3 )8. Fill the seven-liter container with the five-liter container, leaving 1 liter in the five-liter container ( 1 , 7 )9. Pour out the seven-liter container ( 1 , 0 )10. Pour the five-liter container into the seven-liter container ( 0 , 1 )11. Fill the five-liter container ( 5 , 1 )12. Pour the five-liter container into the seven-liter container ( 0 , 6 )


If we took a container in which we can put 1 liter of water. If we put oil in that container then will it have 1 liter of oil?

If you fill the container up then Yes. Litres are a measure of volume, which remains the same regardless of what fluid or material you are describing.


A 2-liter container and half-liter container he uses each only oncehow many milliliters of water does otto measure for his experiment?

2 liters and 1/2 liter = 2,500 milliliters, IF he filled both of them.


How do you measure 10 liters of water from a 7 liter jar and a 11 liter jar that are both filled with water?

Fill a container three times using the 7-liter jar (which will give you 21 liters), then take out water with the 11-liter jar (which will give you 10 liters).


Container A can hold 5 liters of water while container B can hold 3 liters of water. How can you measure 1 liter of water?

Here's how to proceed:Fill container B with 3 liters.Pour the 3 liters from container B into container A.Fill container B again with 3 liters.Carefully pour from container B into container A, until container A is full.Container A already had 3 liters, so it only takes 2 more liters to fill it to 5 liters, leaving 1 liter remaining in container B.


If you have to measure exactly 4 liters of water but you only have a 3-liter bottle and a 5-liter bottle How do you do it?

As illustrated in the 1995 movie Die Hard 3 (Bruce Willis, Samuel K. Jackson), you can measure out exactly 7 liters in the following manner:Fill the 5 liter container, then use that 5 liters to fill the 3 liter container.Dump out the 3 liter container.What was left in the 5 gallon container is 2 liters. Pour this into the 3 liter container.Fill the 5 liter container again.You now have 7 liters : 5 in the large container and 2 in the smaller one.


Could you carry one liter of water?

In a container, easily.


Is a liter of compost the same as a liter of water?

No, compost is bulky and will have air-spaces. So less compost can be packed into the litre container. Water is a liquid and will fill the container completely, and will be heavier.


What is a unit of measure for water?

Liter


Bobby has a 5 liter container and a 3 liter container and an unlimited supply of water How can he measure out exactly 4 liters?

You have to have something else to build the 4 liters into. Call it The Tub.Fill the 5.Pour the 5 into the 3.That leaves 2 liters in the 5.Pour them into The Tub. You now have 2 liters in The Tub.Empty the 3.Fill the 5.Pour the 5 into the 3.That leaves 2 liters in the 5.Pour them into The Tub. You now have 4 liters in The Tub.QEDYou do not have a TUB, it is not in the problem.Fill the 5 liter containerPour it into the 3 liter container leaving 2 liters in the 5 liter containerEmpty the 3 liter containerPour the 2 liters from the 5 liter container into the 3 liter containerFill the 5 liter containerFill the remainder of the 3 liter container from the 5 liter containerSince the 3 liter container already had 2 liters in it, one liter from the 5 liter container will fill it leaving 4 liters in the 5 liter container.Solved


Can you measure water with a ruler?

only the height of it. for example water in a container then, you can measure the depth


How do you measure a half liter of water?

1/2 liter... silly.