A farmer needs 8 gallons of water. He has only three unmarked buckets, two 6 gallon and one 11 gallon bucket.

How can he collect 8 gallons of water using three unmarked buckets? Provide solution with minimal water wastage.

(In reply to i think i figured it out...this made me thirsty! by sami)

i made a mistake...instead of the five gallons in the eleven gallon bucket plus the half full six gallon bucket equalling six, they would equal eight, assuming you discard the water from the other six gallon bucket. but if the farmer were smart, he'd save it for later. hehe!

Posted by sami on 2003-07-09 14:48:54