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Water Works (Posted on 2002-11-02) Difficulty: 2 of 5
You have a 5 gallon jug and a 3 gallon jug. You have no other measuring devices.

Measure out exactly 4 gallons of water (Assume you have a river handy, or some other limitless water supply).

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Solution answer | Comment 13 of 17 |

First, you fill the 3 gallon jug to the brim.  Then you pour that into the 5 gallon jug.  Then, you fill the 3 gallon jug again to the brim.  You then fill the 5 gallon jug to the brim with the 3 gallon jug, leaving you with 1 gallon in the 3 gallon jug.  Then, completely dump out the 5 gallon jug, and pour the remaining gallon in the 3 gallon jug into the 5 gallon jug.  Finally, fill-up the 3 gallon jug to the brim again and pour it into the 5 gallon jug. 


  Posted by logischer Verstand on 2004-04-08 13:16:30
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