if you had a 3 gallon bucket and a 5 gallon bucket and a lake and no other containers, how would u get 4 gallons?
2007-01-23 16:09:36 · 11 answers · asked by Michael 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Fill the 3 gal bucket.
Pour into 5 gal bucket.
Fill 3 gal bucket and pour into 5 gal bucket until
5 gal bucket is full.
You then have 1 gal left in the 3 gal bucket.
Empty the 5 gal bucket, pour the 1gal left in the 3 gal bucket
into the empty 5 gal bucket.
Fill the 3 gal bucket and empty into the 5 gal bucket.
You now have 4 gal in the 5 gal bucket !
2007-01-23 16:19:58 · answer #1 · answered by Donald G 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. fill the 5 gallon bucket
2. pour from the 5 gallon bucket into the 3 gallon bucket
(you will now have 2 gallons remaining in the 5 gallon bucket)
3. mark the water in the 5 gallon bucket at this level
4. empty the 3 gallon bucket
5. pour the 2 gallons from the 5 gallon bucket into the 3 gallon bucket
6. refill the 5 gallon bucket to the mark you made
2 gallons in the 3 gallon bucket plus 2 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket = 4 gallons
2007-01-24 00:17:39 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5-3+2=4
2007-01-24 01:53:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fill up the 3 gal bucket and pour into the 5 gal bucket
Again fill up the 3 gal b. and pour into the 5 gal b.
Now you are left with one gal. in the 3 gal b.
Empty out the 5 gal b and pour this residual one gal in the 5 gal bucket.
Once again fill up the 3 gal b and pour into the 5 gal b
You will now have four gallons in the five gallon bucket.
2007-01-24 23:31:06 · answer #4 · answered by Traveller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pour two 3 gallons into the five gallon.
This leaves 1 gallon in the 3 gallon bucket.
Empty the five gallon.
Pour the 1 gallon into the five gallon.
Refill the 3 gallon and add it to the five
gallon bucket.
You now have 4 gallons.
2007-01-24 00:22:54 · answer #5 · answered by kyle.keyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
assuming you want 4 gallons of lake water, put 4 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket, i'm pretty sure it will fit.
2007-01-24 21:54:48 · answer #6 · answered by amp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill the 3 gallon bucket up. Then fill the 5 gallon bucket with only
one gallon.
2007-01-24 00:43:10 · answer #7 · answered by k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill the buckets up half way on each and then you have 1.5 g and 2.5 g equalling 4 gallons
2007-01-24 00:15:08 · answer #8 · answered by fade_this_rally 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see the correct answer was given...fill 3 gal. twice to pour into 5 gal. to get 3 gal plus 1 = 4. I love that Die Hard movie!
2007-01-24 00:42:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill the three, pour into the five
Fill the three pout into the five, you have one left over
Pour out five and put the last of the three in.
Fill the three and pour it into the five.
You've got four
2007-01-24 01:12:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋