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Cups Up		  
Q Take three paper cups and put them in a row. Turn the first and third cups upside down, but leave the middle cup right side up. Your task is to get all the cups right side up, but you must follow these rules:

You have only three moves.

For each move, you must turn over two cups at a time—never one at a time.


  
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  • First move: Turn over the first and second cups.
  • Second move: Turn over the first and third cups.
  • Third move: Turn over the first and second cups.

Now they should all be right side up.

STRATEGY: Act it out.