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Michael is running a lemonade stand. He has a 3-cup glass and a 5-cup glass. A customer comes and orders four cups of lemonade. Without a measuring cup but with an unlimited supply of lemonade, how does he get four cups in either glass?

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Answer:

Explanation:

fill up the 3 cup halfway, which will now be 1.5 cups, if you then fill up the 5 cup halfway, it will be 2.5, if you add the answers together, you'll get the 4 cup