[Guest]

you have 3 containers, having capacities 8 litres, 5 litres and 3 litres. The container of 8 litre capacity contains 8 litres of milk. You have to distribute this milk into equal halves(4 litres) with the help of availaible containers. How will you do that?

Edited June 21, 2010 by ashish_soni

[Guest]

First fill the 3-liter container leaving 5 liters in the 8-liter container. Then pour the 3 liters into the 5-liter container. Next fill the 3-liter container from the liquid in the 8-liter container leaving 2 liters in it. Finish filling the 5-liter container from the liquid in the 3-liter container leaving 1 liter in it. Next pour the liquid from the 5-liter container back into the 8-liter container making it have 7 liters. Pour the 1 liter of liquid from the 3-liter container into the 5-liter container. Then fill the 3-liter conainer with liquid from the 8-liter container leaving 4 liters in it. Pour the contents of the 3-liter container into the 5-liter container making it contain 4 liters. Thus, equally divided as long as you don't spill any!

[Guest]

8->5

5->3

3->8

5->3

8->5

5->3

3->8

containers 5 and 8 will now have 4 liters each.

[Guest]

you have 3 containers, having capacities 8 litres, 5 litres and 3 litres. The container of 8 litre capacity contains 8 litres of milk. You have to distribute this milk into equal halves(4 litres) with the help of availaible containers. How will you do that?

Pour 8 into 3 leaving 5. (3,0,5)

Pour 3 into 5 emptying 3. (0,3,5)

Pour 5 into 3 leaving 2. (3,3,2)

Pour 3 into 5 leaving 1. (1,5,2)

Pour 5 into 8 emptying 5. (1,0,7)

Pour 3 into 5 emptying 5. (0,1,7)

Pour 8 into 3 leaving 4. (3,1,4)

Pour 3 into 5 .......(0,4,4)

[Guest]

starting with the 8L Being full....

fill the 5L container from the 8L container leaving 3L in the 8L container

fill the 3L container from the 5L leaving 2L in the 5L container

pour 3L from the 3L container into the 8L container totaling 6L

fill the 5L container from the 8L container leaving 1 in the 8L container

top off the 3L container from the 5L container leaving 4L in the 5L container and 3L in the 3L container

pour the 3L container into the 8L container leaving 4L in the 8L container and Voila

8,0,0

3,5,0

3,2,3

6,2,0

6,0,2

1,5,2

1,4,3

4,4,0

[Guest]

Pour from 8 into 3, you end up with 5 in 8 and 3 in 3. Pour 3 into five. You end up with 5 in 8, 0 in 3 and 3 in 5. Pour 8 in 3, you end up with 2 in 8, 3 in 3, and 3 in 5. Pour 3 in 5. You end up with 2 in 8, 1 in 3, and 5 in 5. Pour five in 8. You end up with 7 in 8, 1 in 3 and 0 in 5. Pour 3 into 5, you end up with 7 in 8, 0 in 3, and 1 in 5. Pour 8 into 3, you get 4 in 8, 3 in 3, and 1 in 5. Pour 3 into 5 and you get 4 in 8 and 4 in 5. Viola! the contents are halved.

[Guest]

8 5 3

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8 0 0

3 5 0

3 2 3

6 2 0

6 0 2

1 5 2

1 4 3

4 4 0

[Guest]

eight five three

8 0 0

3 5 0

3 2 3

6 2 0

6 0 2

1 5 2

1 4 3

[Guest]

you have 3 containers, having capacities 8 litres, 5 litres and 3 litres. The container of 8 litre capacity contains 8 litres of milk. You have to distribute this milk into equal halves(4 litres) with the help of availaible containers. How will you do that?

Fill 5 litres container from 8 litre. Fill 3 litre container from 5 litre. Now each container has these quantities: 8 litre container contains 3 litre milk, 5 litre container has 2 litre milk and 3 litre container has 3 litre milk.

Now put milk from 3 litre container back into 8 litre container and from 5 litre container into 3 litre container. Now each container has these quantities: 8 litre container contains 6 litre, 5 litre container is empty and 3 litre container has 2 litre milk.

Now again fill 5 litre container from 8 litre container. Fill 3 litre container from 5 litre container. Now each container has these quantities: 8 litre container contains 1 litre, 5 litre container is 4 litre and 3 litre container has 3 litre milk.

In end put milk from 3 litre container into 8 litre container. Now each container has these quantities: 8 litre container contains 4 litre, 5 litre container is 4 litre and 3 litre container is empty.