(This isn't a homework question, I just want to see if there are any truly intelligent people out there.)
You have two buckets. One bucket measures 3 gallons, the other 5. You also have an unlimited supply of water to fill the buckets with.
How do you accurately measure 4 gallons of into the 5 gallon bucket using only te supplies listed? Both buckets are oddly shaped so that it is impossible to 'guesstimate' 4 gallons.
Rest assured, there is a correct answer. A similar problem is also featured in a movie. Can anybody tell me which movie this is from? If you remember the solution, don't give it away. I want to see if there is anybody here that can actually figure it out.
2007-03-17 20:42:20 · 7 answers · asked by Jack Schitt 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
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I'm seeing several people with identical answers. Is this copy+pasted? From where?
2007-03-17 21:28:51 · update #1
1.Dump 3 gal into 5 gal
2. Fill 3 ga and empty into 5 gal again
3. This will leave 1 gal in the 3 gal
4. Dump the 5 gal
5.Add the 1 gal from the 3 gal to the 5 gal
6. Fill the 3 gal again
7. Dump the 3 gal into the 5 gal (where there is all ready 1 gal)
8. Now there are 4 gallons of water in the 5 gallon bucket.
2007-03-17 21:02:40 · answer #1 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
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How do you measure 4 gallons with only a 5 gallon and a 3 gallon bucket?
(This isn't a homework question, I just want to see if there are any truly intelligent people out there.)
You have two buckets. One bucket measures 3 gallons, the other 5. You also have an unlimited supply of water to fill the buckets with.
How do you accurately measure 4 gallons of into...
2015-08-19 08:56:20 · answer #2 · answered by Shiloh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 04:27:48 · answer #3 · answered by bracamonte 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Fill the 3 gallon bucket up, pour it into the 8 gallon bucket Fill the 3 gallon bucket up again, pour it into the 8 gallon bucket You now have 6 gallons in the 8 gallon bucket. Pour out 5 gallons of this into the 5 gallon bucket until it is full. Fill up the 3 gallon bucket, pour it into the 8 gallon bucket You now have 4 gallons in the 8 gallon bucket.
2016-04-11 05:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pour 3 gallons of water into the 5gallon bucket. Fill the 3 gallon bucket again and pour into the 5 gallon bucket until the five gallon bucket is full to the top. Access water in 3 gallon bucket, should measure 1 gallon. Empty 5 gallon bucket and pour the acess 1 gallon into the 5 gallon bucket.
fill 3 gallon bucket and pour into 5 gallon bucket.
there you have it, 4 gallons of water from a 5 gallon and 3 gallon bucket.
2007-03-17 20:59:04 · answer #5 · answered by mahendrix 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fill the 5. Pour it into the 3 to get 2 gal remaining. Dump the 3. Pour the 2 gal remaining in the 5 into the 3. Fill the 5 again. Pour 1 gal from the 5 into the 3 which is currently storing 2. What remains in the 5 is 4 gal.
2007-03-17 20:54:13 · answer #6 · answered by sciquest 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Fill the 5. Pour it into the 3 to get 2 gal remaining. Dump the 3. Pour the 2 gal remaining in the 5 into the 3. Fill the 5 again. Pour 1 gal from the 5 into the 3 which is currently storing 2. What remains in the 5 is 4 gal.
2007-03-17 20:51:56 · answer #7 · answered by Curtis R 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
fill the 3 gal bucket and pour all of it into the 5 gal. Then again fill the 3 gal to the top and now fill the remaining part of the 5 gal. You will be left with 1 gal in the 3 gal bucket. Empty the 5 gal bucket and put this 1 gal into it. then add another 3 gal
2007-03-17 21:01:35 · answer #8 · answered by Southpaw 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-17 20:53:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋