Expert: Lynn Houston - 1/14/2009

Question
Suppose  you have a 100-mL cup, a 300-mL cup, and a 500-mL cup. List two different ways you can measure exactly 1L.

Thanks for your assistance!

Answer
1)  Fill the 500 ml and put it into the L container.  Then measure the 300 cup and add to the L container.  Fill the 300 cup again and pour some into the 100 Ml cup until full.  That will leave 200.  Add to L container.

2)  Fill the 500 ml cup twice.

This is assuming you have another container to put the fluid into.