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Thirsty Farmer (Posted on 2003-07-09)

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.

See The Solution Submitted by Ravi Raja

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re: just a thought....

| Comment 13 of 21 |

(In reply to just a thought.... by rajesh)

the shapes are undefined, it could be a 6 gallon cylinder and a 6 gallon cube.

Posted by Tristan on 2003-07-11 13:57:24

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