Math Quizzine
Here is the math question of the day:
Suppose you have an infinite supply of water, a 5 gallon bucket and a 3 gallon bucket. Explain how you would measure exactly 4 gallons of water using no other containers.
Good luck!
Suppose you have an infinite supply of water, a 5 gallon bucket and a 3 gallon bucket. Explain how you would measure exactly 4 gallons of water using no other containers.
Good luck!
posted by dewdew @ 8/10/2005 12:44:00 PM
10 Comments:
At August 10, 2005 3:29 PM,
Grend31 said…
Fill the 3 gallon, dump it into the 5 gallon. Fill 3 gallon again. Fill the 5 gallon until it is full. You are left with 1 gallon in 3 gallon.
Empty the 5 gallon. Add the 1 gallon from the 3 gallon. Fill 3 gallon and add to 5 gallon container. Wah-la. 4 gallons.
At August 10, 2005 9:11 PM,
Jesster said…
Where does the infinite supply of water come from?
At August 11, 2005 7:28 AM,
Grend31 said…
Dewdew's blog spam cherry just got popped.
At August 11, 2005 9:21 AM,
dewdew said…
Joke's on them... nobody reads this anyway!
At August 11, 2005 9:42 AM,
Grend31 said…
BTW, how did I do on the quizzine??
At August 11, 2005 12:04 PM,
dewdew said…
Grend31, you got it!
Now, what's the OTHER way to do it?
The infinite supply of water comes from a little spigot sticking out of the side of your imagination.
At August 11, 2005 5:13 PM,
Jesster said…
*turns on spigot*
Mine is maple syrup.
At August 11, 2005 7:32 PM,
dewdew said…
Well, that's great! Now what is the other way to get exactly four gallons of syrup?
At August 12, 2005 1:28 AM,
Dan said…
Fill 5 gallon bucket.
Dump into 3 gallon bucket, leaving 2 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket.
Empty 3 gallon bucket and pour the two gallons from the 5 gallon bucket into the 3 gallon bucket.
Fill 5 gallon bucket and pour enough into the 3 gallon bucket to fill it.
You will have 4 gallons remaining in the 5 gallon bucket.
Booya.
At August 12, 2005 9:09 AM,
dewdew said…
Nice job Mr. K... You got it!
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