Measuring Water
There’s a classic puzzle where you have to measure out a given volume of water – say 3 oz. To do this, you are given two cups. Unfortunately, the cups have no markings, and they measure 4 oz and 5 oz! How can you make 3 oz? The solution is to pour water from cup to cup, and to and from a source of water, so as to eventually have 3 oz in one of the cups.
On the very latest page from Dr Mike’s Math games for Kids, I’ve put a version of this puzzle you can play online. Two versions, in fact – one with two cups, and one with three. There’s also some brief tips for how to use this puzzle offline.
So have fun measuring water!
Wikipedia
Last month, I mentioned that Dr Mike’s Math Games for Kids had gained a little press coverage. In fact, the website has been in the newspapers enough so that it meets – just – Wikipedia’s criteria for “notability”. Perhaps it’s time for Wikipedia to have an article on Dr Mike’s Math Games for Kids? If you’re a Wikipediam, and you’d like to be the one to start the article, hop over to this blog post to see how!
Blog Posts
Some other blog posts in the past month :
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Well, that’s all for today! Have a great week ahead!