Water Works (Posted on 2002-11-02)

	Submitted by scunny
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We will use "(X,Y)" after each step to indicate how much water is in each jug. X will be the amount in the 5 gallon jug, Y - the 3 gallon one. Fill up the 5 gallon jug (5,0) Use it to fill up the 3 gallon jug (2,3) Empty out the 3 gallon jug (2,0) Pour everything from 5 into 3 (0,2) Fill up 5 again (5,2) Pour water out of 5 into 3 till 3 fills up (4,3) Voila! You now have 4 gallons in the 5 gallon jug.

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