Question

You have a 1/3 -teaspoon measuring spoon and a 1/2-teaspoon measuring spoon. What are two ways you can measure 3 1/6 teaspoons of salt?

Answer 1

Answer: One way to measure 3 1/6 teaspoons of salt using 1/3 -teaspoon and 1/2 -teaspoon measuring spoon is to use:

the 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon 3 times to measure 3/2 = 1 1/2 teaspoons

and use the 1/3 teaspoon measuring spoon 6 times to measure 6 * 1/3 = 2/3 teaspoons

3 1/2 + 2/3 = 3 1/6

Another way to measure 3 1/6 teaspoons of salt using 1/3 -teaspoon and 1/2 -teaspoon measuring spoon is to use:

the 1/3 teaspoon measuring spoon 6 times to measure 6 * 1/3 = 2/3 teaspoons

and use the 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon 6 times to measure 6 * 1/2 = 3 teaspoons

3 + 2/3 = 3 1/6

So, there are two ways to measure 3 1/6 teaspoons of salt using 1/3 -teaspoon and 1/2-teaspoon measuring spoon, one is by using 3 times 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon and 6 times 1/3 teaspoon measuring spoon and the second one is by using 6 times 1/3 teaspoon measuring spoon and 3 times 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon.

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