A man's car runs out of gasoline. His car tank holds exactly 13 gallons. He has three empty unmarked containers which can hold 3 gallons, 6 gallons, and 11 gallons. Using only these containers at the gas station, how can the man bring back exactly 13 gallons?

(He is not allowed to buy over 13 gallons and dispose of the extra.)

(In reply to Bad joke solution by Ender)

Ho, Ender <grin>. Nothing wrong with stating the obvious asnwer. Heck, if he'd gone to full service, he would have just said, "13 gallons, please."

Posted by Bryan on 2003-04-11 11:35:21