riddle...........can u solve this?

Question

u have 12 litre water in a jar, and u have to split it into half. u have 2 other empty jars of exactly 8 and 5 litre capacity, how will u split 12 litre into half

Answer 1

1. Put 8l in the 8l-jar -
4l are left in the 12l-jar, 8l in the 8l-jar, the 5l-jar is empty

2. Fill the 5l-jar with water from the 8l-jar -
4l still in the 12l-jar, 3l left in the 8l-jar, 5l in the 5l-jar

3. Empty the 5l-jar into the 12l-jar -
9l in the 12l-jar already, 3l in the 8l-jar, 5l jar is empty

4. Empty the 8l-jar into the 5l-jar (those 3l, you know ;) -
9l in the 12l-jar still, 8l-jar is empty, 3l in the 5l-jar

5. Fill the empty 8l-jar with water from the 12l-jar -
1l left in the 12l-jar, 8l-jar is full (with 8l :), 3l in the 5l-jar still

6. Pour 2l from the 8l-jar into the 5l-jar - this is easy, you just have to fill the 5l-jar :) -
1l in the 12l-jar, 6l are left in the 8l-jar, 5l in the 5l-jar

GUESS WHAT?

7. Empty the 5l-jar into the 12l-jar -
6l in the 12l-jar, 6l in the 8l-jar, 5l-jar is empty

:)

Answer 2

Fill up the 8 litre jar and pour the water into the 5 litre jar till its full...u have 3 litre left in the 8 litre jar put that to the side and do the same thing again! 3 litre + 3 litre = 6litre which is half of 12!

Answer 3

1. fill the 8 litre container with water
2. pour that water into the 5 litre container, which leaves 3 litres in the 8 litre container
3. next, empty the 5 litre container and transfer the 3 litres into it
4. fill the 8 litre container with water,again, and then empty the 12 litre jar
5. now, place the 3 litres (that were in the 5 litre container) into the 12 litre jar
6. fill the 5 litre container with water from the 8 litre container (which will leave you with 3 litres in the 8 litre container)
7. place the 3 litres into the jar with the other 3 litres and dispose of the water in the 5 litre container

You will now have 6 measured litres of water in the jar!

Answer 4

You fill the 8 litre jar and pour it into the 5. It remains 3 in the 8. Pour away the contents of the Five and reapeat the procedure. you get 6 litres in the 8. i.e. 3+3=6. there was something like this in Bruce willis's 'Die Hard'.

Answer 5

Put 6 into the 8-litre jar and leave 6 in the jar you started with.

Answer 6

pour 6 litres in the 8 litre capacity, then you have the other half in the original container!

Answer 7

just use the 8, and the other half on the 12


6 and 6

Answer 8

pour six into the 8 litre capacity and keep the rest in original container

Answer 9

ummmm.... yeah. 6 and 6 are 12 so put the 7 in the 8 liter and 5 in the 5 liter. Half went in the 8liter and half went into the 5 ..... oh wow, I don't actually know! Sorry!

Answer 10

put six liters in the 8 capacity and keep the other 6 in the container its currently in