Given a 3 gallon jug and a 5 gallon jug, how do you get exactly 4 gallons?!
Question: First fill the 5 gallon jug, pour that in the 3 gallon jug. Empty the 3 gallon jug. Put the remainder of the 5 gallon jug in the 3 gallon jug. (2 gallons). Refill the 5 gallon jug. Pour one gallon in the 3 gallon jug. Leaving 4 gallons in the 5 gallon jug.
Answers: First fill the 5 gallon jug, pour that in the 3 gallon jug. Empty the 3 gallon jug. Put the remainder of the 5 gallon jug in the 3 gallon jug. (2 gallons). Refill the 5 gallon jug. Pour one gallon in the 3 gallon jug. Leaving 4 gallons in the 5 gallon jug.
can you fill up a milk jug in the3 gallon one
take the 5 gallon, fill it and dump it into the three. dump out the three gallon one and then refill it from the remaining 2 gallons on the 5 gallon one. then, refill the 5 gallon one, use one of those 5 to fill the 3 to the top and voila! 4 gallons left
In hte dairy department?
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fill 5-gallon jug
pour from 5 to 3-gallon jug (2 gal left in 5-gal jug)
empty 3-gallon jug
pour remaining 2 from 5 to 3
fill 5
fill 3 from 5 - this requires 1 gallon, leaves 4 in 5-gallon jug
smartass
Buy a four (4) gallon Jug !
water from 5 gallon into 3 g
remaining 2 gallon in 5 g jug
throw away water from 3 g
refill 3 g jug with 2 gallon from 5 g jug
fill 5 g jug with water
fill the 3 g jug[2+1gallon more]
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