Math in the Workplace - Numbers & Operations
Elizabeth Crandlemire
Homemaker
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Job Description: Handywoman, carpenter, plumber,
seamstress, cook, maintenance, engineer, mother, etc. |
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Problem:
You have two square containers. One contains 3 gallons and the other contains 5 gallons of fluid. How do you get 4 gallons of fluid?
 Elizabeth Crandlemire
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Solution:
Tilt both containers onto end C and pour out the liquid until it levels between points D and B. This will leave exactly half the liquid in each container.
Add the 2.5 gallons and the 1.5 gallons to equal 4 gallons.
