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If you have a 3 gallon container and 5 gallon container of water how do you get to four gallons without being able to measure?
Notation: ( x , y ) where x is the amount of water in the 3-gallon container and y is the amount of water in the 5-gallon container1. Fill the three-gallon container ( 3 , 0 )2. Pour the three gallons into the 5-gallon container ( 0 , 3 )3. Fill the three-gallon container ( 3 , 3 )4. Fill the five-gallon container with the three-gallon container, leaving 1 gallon in the three gallon container ( 1 , 5 )5. Pour out the water from the five-gallon container ( 1 , 0 )6. Pour the water from the three-gallon container into the five-gallon container ( 0 , 1 )7. Fill the three-gallon container ( 3 , 1 )8. Pour the water from the three-gallon container into the five-gallon container ( 0 , 4 )Another great answer here:[See below for the related link]
How can you measure 1 gallon of juice out of a barrel if all you have available is a 3-gallon and a 5- gallon pitcher?
fill 3 gallon container with juice and poor into 5 gallon container you now have 3 gallons in he container. now refil the 3 gallon container and fill the 5 gallon the rest of the way. now you have used up 2 gallons filling the 5 gallon container and you have 1 gallon left in the 3 gallon container.
If a full gallon container of water is used to fill a half gallon container and a quart container then how much water is left in the gallon container?
One quart
How can you measure out exactly six gallons of water using only a 4 gallon container and a 9 gallon container?
Well, honey, it's simple math. Fill up the 9 gallon container, pour it into the 4 gallon container until it's full, leaving you with 5 gallons in the 9 gallon container. Then empty out the 4 gallon container, pour the remaining 5 gallons from the 9 gallon container into the 4 gallon container, and finally fill up the 9 gallon container again. Voila, you've got yourself 6 gallons of water!
What is a five gallon container called?
5 gallons.
