QUESTION 34 OF 40

You have a five milliliter tube and a three milliliter tube, but you need to measure exactly one milliliter of medicine. How do you do it?

"Fill the 3-milliliter tube and empty the contents into the 5-milliliter tube. Then fill the 3-milliliter tube again, and pour what you can into the 5 milliliters until it is full. That will leave you with 1 milliliter in the 3-milliliter tube."

This question is a technical brain teaser designed to observe your analytical skills in action. It is designed for the interviewer to determine if you can think through and quickly resolve such questions with the limited data they present.

You can look up the answer to this question online and rehearse your answer. You not only want to show off your analytical abilities but also your communication skills in how you relay your answer.

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Touro University Physician Assistant Mock Interview

You have a five milliliter tube and a three milliliter tube, but you need to measure exactly one milliliter of medicine. How do you do it?

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