Dec 1, 2010 #1 K KS Member Joined Jul 11, 2008 Messages 78 Reaction score 0 Points 6 there is a bottle with full of water that holds 5ml, there is a bottle with full water that holds 3ml, and a completely empty bottle. but we wat 4ml worth of water in the empty bottle. How do we do this?
there is a bottle with full of water that holds 5ml, there is a bottle with full water that holds 3ml, and a completely empty bottle. but we wat 4ml worth of water in the empty bottle. How do we do this?
Dec 1, 2010 #2 G Grimm New member Joined Aug 2, 2008 Messages 7 Reaction score 0 Points 1 Depend how big the empty one is... My way: Pour both the 5mL and 3mL into the empty bottle, that way you have 8mL, then drain half, which would be 4mL, and you're left with 4mL
Depend how big the empty one is... My way: Pour both the 5mL and 3mL into the empty bottle, that way you have 8mL, then drain half, which would be 4mL, and you're left with 4mL
Dec 7, 2010 #3 S simba Member Joined Jun 10, 2008 Messages 40 Reaction score 0 Points 6 fill 5 ml twice, put it in empty then poor out 2 lots into 3 ml. simple *pour lol @Grimm how do you know how much is half, as then you're still estimating and not getting an exact measure.
fill 5 ml twice, put it in empty then poor out 2 lots into 3 ml. simple *pour lol @Grimm how do you know how much is half, as then you're still estimating and not getting an exact measure.