If you have a 3 cup container and a 5 cup container, how can you measure exactly 1 cup.
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To measure exactly 1 cup of liquid using a 3 cup and a 5 cup container, follow these steps:
1. Fill the 5 cup container to its maximum capacity.
2. Pour the entire contents of the 5 cup container into the 3 cup container.
At this point, the 5 cup container is empty and the 3 cup container contains 3 cups of liquid.
3. Empty the 3 cup container completely.
Now you have an empty 3 cup container and an empty 5 cup container.
4. Pour the remaining 2 cups from the 3 cup container into the 5 cup container.
The 5 cup container now contains 2 cups of liquid, and the 3 cup container is empty.
5. Fill the 3 cup container to its maximum capacity.
At this point, the 3 cup container contains 3 cups of liquid and the 5 cup container contains 2 cups of liquid.
6. Pour enough liquid from the 3 cup container into the 5 cup container until the 5 cup container is full.
This will leave 1 cup of liquid in the 3 cup container.
By following these steps, you can accurately measure exactly 1 cup of liquid using a 3 cup and a 5 cup container.