If you had a 3ltr drum of water and a 2ltr drum of water how would you get 4ltrs in to an empty drum?

Answer 1

You go out and rent the movie Die Hard III and pay attention to the scene in the park when they do this.

And you asked the question wrong, you have a 5 liter container and a 3 liter container and want to get 4 liters.

Answer 2

I would empty the 2ltr drum into the empty drum, then fill the (now empty) 2ltr drum from the 3ltr drum and pour those two ltrs into the empty drum as well. Total 4 ltrs.

Answer 3

Dump the 2 Ltr drum of water into the empty drum.

Fill up the 2 Ltr drum again, with the 3 Ltr drum of water, there should be 1 Ltr left in the 3 Ltr

Dump another 2 Ltr drum into the empty drum.

Lo and Behold you've got 4 Ltrs of water!!

Answer 4

Pour the 3ltr into the 4ltr drum then top up with the 2ltr drum?

Answer 5

Fill the 3ltr drum and pour it into the empy drum. There is now three liters in the previously empty drum.

Next, fill the 3ltr drum, pour from the 3ltr drum into the 2 ltr drum until it is full. This will leave 2 ltrs in the two ltr drum and one in the 3 ltr drum. Pour this one liter into the preiously empty drum and you will have four.

Answer 6

empty 2 ltd drum into empty drum
refill the 2ltr drum from the 3ltr drum
empty the 2ltr drum into the new drum again
4ltrs

Answer 7

I may be missing something here but anyway... Fill up the two litre drum and pour it into the empty drum then do it again. Unless 2 and 2 dont make 4 anymore, that sounds about right.

Answer 8

first empty the 2ltr drum into the empty drum. Then empty the 3ltr drum into the 2ltr drum leaving the excess water in the 3 ltr drum. Then empty the 2ltr drum again into the empty drum. 10 points please

Answer 9

Column 1 = 3l Column 2= 2l Column 3= spare
3 0 0
2 1 0
2 0 1
2 2 1
3 1 1
3 0 2
3 2 2
3 0 4

Answer 10

Pour a full 2 ltr to 3ltr, then fill the 2 ltr again, finally pour the two into 4 ltr drum.

Answer 11

first take a 4ltrs capacity drum.thenpour the 2ltr of water in the drum.now pour the 3ltr of water in the 2ltr drum such that 1ltr of water remains in the 3ltr drum.pour the remaining 2ltrs into 4ltrs drum.