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1. Fill the 2 gallon container with water. 2. Pour all the water in the 2 gallon container into the 3 gallon container. 3. Refill the 2 gallon container 4. Fill the 3 gallon container the rest of the way with the 2 gallon container. You will have 1 gallon left in the 2 gallon container without using the 5 gallon container. P.S Whose bomb are you trying to defuse?

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Q: Suppose you have a 2 gallon a 3 gallon and a 5 gallon container Describe how you can use the containers to measure 1 gallon of water in the 2 gallon container.?
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