Sunday 30 November 2014

The Three Containers



          We have three containers which hold 19, 13 and 7 ounces of liquid respectively. The 19 ounce container is empty but the 13 and 7 ounces containers are full. How can we measure out 10 ounces by using only the three above mentioned containers?

Answer:  The following would be the procedure in chart form: 


19 Ounces
13 Ounces
7 Ounces

0
13
7
Step 1
7
13
0
Step 2
19
13
0
Step 3
12
1
7
Step 4
12
8
0
Step 5
5
8
7
Step 6
5
13
2
Step 7
18
0
2
Step 8
18
2
0
Step 9
11
2
7
Step 10
11
9
0
Step 11
4
9
7
Step 12
4
13
3
Step 13
17
0
3
Step 14
17
3
0
Step 15
10
3
7

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