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-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!)

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fill 3ltr can, pour into 5ltr can. fill 3ltr can and pour into 5ltr can again, this would leave 1ltr in 3ltr can. empty 5ltr can and pour the 1ltr into it. fill 3ltr can again and pour into 5ltr can.... making 4ltrs!

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You can do it in one of two ways. The first way would be to add the 5 liter bottle to the 3 liter bottle, and get 8 liters, then measure half of that amount, which would be 4 liters. The second way is to either add 1 liter to the 3 liter bottle, or remove 1 liter from the 5 liter bottle, which would also give you 4 liters.

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If the 5 liter bowl is first filled, then 3 liters of water from the 5 liter bowl can be poured into the 3 liter bowl. There should be 2 liters of water left in the 5 liter bowl, and 3 liters in the 3 liter bowl. Dump out the water in the 3 liter bowl, and replace it from the remaining 2 liters from the 5 liter bowl. Refill the 5 liter bowl, and pour 1 liter of water from the 5 liter bowl into the 3 liter bowl. There should be 4 liters in the 5 liter bowl, and 3 liters in the 3 liter bowl. Dump out the 3 liter bowl for a total of 4 liters left in the 5 liter bowl.

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Fill the 5 litre jug with water. Pour its contents into the 4 litre jug. 1 litre will remain in the 5 litre jug. Pour out the 4 litre jug's contents. Pour the contents of the 5 litre jug into the 4 litre jug. Fill the 5 litre jug. Pour the contents of the 5 litre jug into the 4 litre jug. 2 litres will remain in the 5 litre jug.

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Fill the 5 liter, pour into the 3 liter. Empty the 3 liter and pour in the remaining from the 5 liter (2 liters). Fill 5 liter and top off the 3 liter.

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