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)

This is actually what the submitted solution is. :|

I wonder if there's an actual way of doing it without relying on the potentially crooked gas station meter.

Posted by levik on 2003-04-16 07:36:51