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fill the 3 litre jug, pour it into the 5 litre jug.
refill the 3 litre jug, pour into the 5 litre jug until full
you will have 1 litre left in the 3 litre jug.
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What do you do if you have a jug with 10 liters and you want to pour it in a 3 liter bowl and a 5 liter cup and you want to make 4 liters out of it?
1. Fill the 3 liter bowl from the 10 liter jug. -Jug: 7/10 -Bowl: 3/3 -Cup: 0/5 2. Pour the 3 liters from the bowl into the 5 liter cup. -Jug: 7/10 -Bowl: 0/3 -Cup: 3/5 3. Fill the 3 liter bowl again from the 10 liter jug. -Jug: 4/10 -Bowl: 3/3 -Cup: 3/5 **If having the 4 liters in the jug is acceptable, just stop here. If you need the 4 liters in the cup, continue. 4. Fill the remainder of the 5 liter cup with with water from the 3 liter bowl. This will use 2 of the 3 liters in the bowl, leaving one left over. -Jug: 4/10 -Bowl: 1/3 -Cup: 5/5 5. Pour the 5 liters in the cup into the jug. -Jug: 9/10 -Bowl: 1/3 -Cup: 0/5 6. Pour the 1 liter from the 3 liter bowl into the 5 liter cup. -Jug: 9/10 -Bowl: 0/3 -Cup: 1/5 7. Fill the 3 liter bowl with water from the 10 liter jug. -Jug: 6/10 -Bowl: 3/3 -Cup: 1/5 8. Pour the 3 liters in the bowl into the 5 liter cup. -Jug: 6/10 -Bowl: 0/3 -Cup: 4/5 You now have 4 liters in the 5 liter cup.
How do you make an unmarked 5 liters from 4 and 7 liter containers?
Okay so fill up the seven liter jug completely and pour as much as you can into the 4 liter jug. You now have 3 liters in the 7 liter jug and 4 liters in the 4 liter jug. Pour the 4 liter out half way, now you have 2 liters in the 4 liter jug. Now pour the contents of the 4 liter jug into the 7 liter jug that has 3 liters in it. You know have a jug with 5 liters.
Using a 4 and 5 liter jug with no other measuring deviece how can you measure out exactli 3 liters of water from a well?
* Fill 4 liter jug. * Empty the 4 liter jug into the 5 liter jug. * Again fill 4 liter jug. * Fill up the 5 liter jug with the 4 liter jug. * There are now 3 liters in the 4 liter jug.
If you have an 8 liter jug and a three liter jug bothe are unmarked You need exactly 4 liters of water How can you get it if a water faucet is handy?
Fill small 3 liter jug with water. Pour into large 8 liter jug. Repeat. Now 6 liters of water in large jug. Repeat again but stop when large jug full. Leaves 1 liter in small jug. Empty large jug. Pour water from small jug into large jug. Refill small jug and pour into large jug. There are now 4 liters of water in large jug.
What is two thirds of a 3 liter jug?
Two thirds of a 3 litre jug is 2 litres.
How can you measure out exactly 3 liters of water with only a 9 liter and 7 liter jug?
Fill the seven litre jug. Empty into 9l jug. Refill 7 litre jug and empty into 9l jug. 7l jug now contains 5l, whilst 9l jug is full. Empty 9l jug. Pour contents of 7l jug into 9l jug. Refill 7l jug and empty into 9l jug. The remainder in the 7l jug will be 3 litres
How can you measure 6 liters of water using only 4 and 9-liter bowls?
Fill the 9 liter jugPour 4 liters off (into the 4 liter jug)Empty the 4 liter jugOf the remaint 5 liters in the 9 liter jug, fill the 4 liter jugEmpty the 4 liter jugPour the remaining 1 liter into the 4 liter jugFill the 9 liter jugPour off 3 liters by filling the 4 liter jug which already has 1 liter in itThe 9 liter jug now holds 6 liters
What is the water puzzle in die hard with a vengeance?
fill three liter can to the top empty contents into five liter can fill three liter can again empty into five liter can leaving one liter in the three liter can empty five liter can pour the remaining liter from three liter can into five liter can fill three liter can again and empty into five liter can leaving exactly 4 liters
How do you measure exactly 2 liters using a 4 liter and 5 liter jug?
-fill 5L pour into 7L -fill 5L pour into 7L so that the 7L is now full 5L jar has 3L and 7L has 7L -empty 7L -pour the 3L from the 5 into the 7 -fill 5L pour into 7L so that the 7L is now full 5L jar has 1L and 7L is full -fill 5L (again!) pour into 7L 7L jar now has 6L -fill the 5L jar and pour into the 7L jar so that it is full -since 1L is poured from 5L there is 4L remaining in it. these water pouring questions work by the remainder when multiples of the smaller container are divided by the larger container (that's why the procedure is so repetitive!)
How do you get 1 pint out of 3 and 5 pint jugs?
Fill up the 3 pint jug, pour it into the 5 pint jug, fill up the 3 pint jug again and start pouring it into the 5 pint jug, only 2 more pints will fit in the 5 pint jug, leaving you with 1 pint in the 3 pint jug
How do you fill 6 liters of water if you only have a 5 liter and 7 liter jug?
>there are 2 simple ways... ONE: Fill the 7lit jug & pour into the 5lit jug, so the remainder is 2lit, which you pour into the third jug,.... repeat this process further twice...., so you may get 6lits. TWO: fill 5lit jug & pour into the 7lit jug, fill again & pour the balance, now the left over is 3 lit..., which you may pour into the third jug... & repeat the process, so you get 6lits :) :) drink the rest
If you have a 3gallons and a 5 gallons jug how do you measure out 4 gallons with the 3 and 5 gallons jug?
Fill the 5 gallon jug Pour from the 5 gallon to fill the 3 gallon jug You now have 2 gallons in the 5 gallon jug Empty the 3 gallon jug Pour the 2 gallons from the 5 gallon jug into the 3 gallon jug Fill the 5 gallon jug Pour from the 5 gallon jug to fill the three gallon jug -- this will tale 1 gallon You now have 4 gallons in the 5 gallon jug
