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this is a question that has two ways to answer it so here it goes................. okay you have two buckets one is a 7 gallon bucket and the other three you have an endless supply of water and the buckets are not marked how do you get five gallons of water EXACTLY. ??? think outside of the box on this one its really simple after you get it

Answer 1

Fill the three gallon bucket.
Pour it into the seven gallon bucket.
Fill the three gallon bucket.
Pour it into the seven gallon bucket.
Fill the three gallon bucket.
Pour as much as you can into the seven gallon bucket.
Empty the seven gallon bucket.
Pour what's left in the three gallon bucket into the seven gallon bucket.
Fill the three gallon bucket.
Pour it into the seven gallon bucket.

There will be five gallons left in the seven gallon bucket.

See below for a sort of numerical representation of what happens:

0 - 0
0 - 3
3 - 0
3 - 3
6 - 0
6 - 3
7 - 2
0 - 2
2 - 0
2 - 3
5 - 0

ADDENDUM: Why did like four people after me proceed to post the exact same solution?

Answer 2

Fill the 7 gallon bucket.

Fill the 3-gallon bucket twice from the 7-gallon bucket. That leaves 7 - 3 - 3 = 1 gallon in the 7-gallon bucket.

Dump the 3-gallon bucket again, and pour the 1 gallon into it.

Fill the 7-gallon bucket a second time.

Fill the 3 gallon bucket the rest of the way from the 7-gallon bucket. Since the 3-gallon bucket contained 1 gallon previously, it takes 2 more gallons to fill it.

That leaves the 7 gallon bucket with 7 - 2 = 5 gallons.

Answer 3

Fill the 7 gallon bucket.

Fill the 3-gallon bucket twice from the 7-gallon bucket. That leaves 7 - 3 - 3 = 1 gallon in the 7-gallon bucket.

Dump the 3-gallon bucket again, and pour the 1 gallon into it.

Fill the 7-gallon bucket a second time.

Fill the 3 gallon bucket the rest of the way from the 7-gallon bucket. Since the 3-gallon bucket contained 1 gallon previously, it takes 2 more gallons to fill it.

That leaves the 7 gallon bucket with 7 - 2 = 5 gallons.

Answer 4

Fill the one of 3 gallons. Pour it in the 7 gallon bucket. Fill the 3 gallonbucket again and pour it again in the 7 gallon bucket. Fill it a third time and fill the 7gallon bucket to the top. This leaves you with 2 gallons in the 3 gallon bucket. Empty the 7 gallon bucket. Pour in the 2 gallons of water of the 3 gallon bucket. Fill the 3 gallon bucket again and pour the 3 gallons of water. There, you now have a 7 gallon bucket with 5 gallons of water in it ;)

Answer 5

the simplest way would be to buy a 5 gallon bucket and fill that.

or if u want to use yr 2 buckets get 4 gallons twice by emptying the 7 gallon one with the 3. and now that u have 8 gallons remove 3 to get 5

Answer 6

1st step: Fill 7 gallon bucket completely with water.

2nd step: Fill 3 gallon bucket completely with water from 7 gallon bucket. Now, 4 gallons are left in 7 gallon bucket.

3rd step: Empty the 3 gallon bucket.

4th step: Fill 3 gallon bucket again, completely, with water from 7 gallon bucket (which now contains 4 gallons). Now, 1 gallon is left in 7 gallon bucket.

5th step: Empty again the 3 gallon bucket.

6th step: Fill 3 gallon bucket with water from 7 gallon bucket (which now contains 1 gallon). Now, 1 gallon is present inside 3 gallon bucket and it has 2 gallon empty space.

7th step: Again fill the 7 gallon bucket.

8th step: Fill 3 gallon bucket completely with water from 7 gallon bucket (which now contains 7 gallons). Now, 5 gallons are left in 7 gallon bucket as 2 gallons has been poured into the empty space of 3 gallon bucket.

Answer 7

A: 7gallon baket , B: 3 gallon baket
I: A: 7gall. water B: 0 gall. water
II: A--->B so A: 4gall. B: 3 gall.
III: A:4 and from B--->out so B: 0gall
IV: A--->B then A:1gall B:3gall
V:A:1gall from B--->out so B:0gall.
VI: A--->B so A:0gall. B:1gall.
VII: put in A 7gallons water B have 1gallon
VIII: A--->B so A:5gall. B:3gall.

Answer 8

Uhh....Pour 5 of the 7 gallons into another bucket that can only contain 5 gallons?

Answer 9

fill one bucket

Answer 10

watched DIE HARD 3 did we!