Time for MATH MINUTE! (provide your favorite theme music here). 

       Get out your paper & pencil because I have a new puzzle for you!!


PUZZLE #43  A cup of water, please.  Nov.26-30

 

       Moria is working in the water booth at the Fair to make some extra money.

       She has a large bucket of ice water to dip out the water and cups of sizes 10oz., 12oz., and 14oz. Her boss is very particular, so she has to be sure to fill the cups to the top.

       When a large group of people come to the booth and all want the 12oz. size cup, she discovers that they are all out of that size. Before she panics, she realizes that she can measure out EXACTLY 12oz. in a 14oz. cup using a combination of the 10oz. and 14oz. cups together.

       How does she do it?

 


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