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Logic Problem 4 - getting 4 gallons

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midstarflyer Forum Friend Joined: Fri Sep 17, 2004 7:18 pm Posts: 121	Logic Problem 4 - getting 4 gallons A camp cook wants to measure four gallons of water out of a barrel, but he has only a five-gallon and a three-gallon container. How can he do it? Hint: a version of this trick was done in the movie Die Hard: With a Vengance. Last edited by midstarflyer on Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:38 pm

EyeoftheTiger Sim Goddess Joined: Sun Aug 29, 2004 2:33 am Posts: 1439 Location: Wherever your mom is	i saw that movie i think you take the three gallon and fill it to the top and fill the five gallon with exactly one gallon. idk lol _________________ To live your life in fear of losing it is to lose the point of life.
Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:17 am

Dean King of Ohio Joined: Sat Sep 04, 2004 1:56 pm Posts: 3331 Location: Eastern Ohio	Ultimate_Simaholic wrote: i saw that movie i think you take the three gallon and fill it to the top and fill the five gallon with exactly one gallon. idk lol How do you know if you have exactly one gallon? _________________ http://kosara.7.forumer.com/ ^Its like Dinseyland, only better!
Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:19 am

AL13ND Simsational Poster Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:47 pm Posts: 593 Location: Boulder, CO	Fill the 3-gallon and pour it into a different container three times . Fill the five gallon with the water from the other container. The remaining water is 4-gallons. _________________ Host you avatars and sigs at
Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:24 am

EyeoftheTiger Sim Goddess Joined: Sun Aug 29, 2004 2:33 am Posts: 1439 Location: Wherever your mom is	Dean wrote: Ultimate_Simaholic wrote: i saw that movie i think you take the three gallon and fill it to the top and fill the five gallon with exactly one gallon. idk lol How do you know if you have exactly one gallon? uhh........................the camp cook must be an idiot if he can't measure correctly. what a loser. _________________ To live your life in fear of losing it is to lose the point of life.
Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:03 am

Dean King of Ohio Joined: Sat Sep 04, 2004 1:56 pm Posts: 3331 Location: Eastern Ohio	Ultimate_Simaholic wrote: Dean wrote: Ultimate_Simaholic wrote: i saw that movie i think you take the three gallon and fill it to the top and fill the five gallon with exactly one gallon. idk lol How do you know if you have exactly one gallon? uhh........................the camp cook must be an idiot if he can't measure correctly. what a loser. But you said exactly. So how to you know it is exact? _________________ http://kosara.7.forumer.com/ ^Its like Dinseyland, only better!
Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:06 am

EyeoftheTiger Sim Goddess Joined: Sun Aug 29, 2004 2:33 am Posts: 1439 Location: Wherever your mom is	OK fine i make one little mistake, excuse me for living! _________________ To live your life in fear of losing it is to lose the point of life.
Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:14 am

Dean King of Ohio Joined: Sat Sep 04, 2004 1:56 pm Posts: 3331 Location: Eastern Ohio	Wow. Don't get angry. _________________ http://kosara.7.forumer.com/ ^Its like Dinseyland, only better!
Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:23 am

midstarflyer Forum Friend Joined: Fri Sep 17, 2004 7:18 pm Posts: 121	There is a way to get exactly 4 gallons. Hint 2: it takes 6 steps
Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:33 pm

Dumdadum Custom Title Joined: Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:12 am Posts: 5366 Location: Scotland - Land of the FEMALE sheep!	Uhh.. let's think about this.. you want 4 gl left in the 5 gl container so... the best way to do that would be to have the 5gl container full, the 3 gl one 2/3 full, then add water to the 3gl container, and you'd only need 1gl to add to make it full, taking off 1gl from the 5gl one making it 4 gls! I'll work on it now, I think that's kinda what I'm aiming for, but it's tricky because I don't know hoiw to get a 2/3 full container and a full 5gl container at the same time. >_< I'll think about this... Is that kidna what I'm aiming for? _________________ Janice: Let me Help. Let me do something, like cut the rice or something. John: Cut the rice? Janice: Yeah, then there will be more for everyone John: ...Sit down.
Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:10 pm

AL13ND Simsational Poster Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:47 pm Posts: 593 Location: Boulder, CO	midstarflyer is my answer up ^^ there right? _________________ Host you avatars and sigs at
Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:38 am

caramel Sim Goddess Joined: Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:15 pm Posts: 2382 Location: Boston	I see that this post has responces.. I don't want to see what they came up with, so I'll just post my answer before looking at the responses. (I love doing these problems.) A camp cook wants to measure four gallons of water out of a barrel, but he has only a five-gallon and a three-gallon container. Hm... Ok. Fill the Five Gallon Jug. Pour 3 gallons into the Three Gallon Jug, leaving 2 gallons in the Five Gallon Jug. (Three Gallon = 3 Gallons, Five Gallon = 2 Gallons) Dump out the contents of the Three Gallon Jug. Pour the contents of the Five Gallon Jug into the Three Gallon Jug. (Three Gallon = 2 Gallons, Five Gallon = 0 Gallons) Fill the Five Gallon Jug. Pour the contents of the Five Gallon jug into the Three Gallon Jug, emptying only 1 gallon. (Three Gallon = 3 Gallons, Five Gallon = 4 Gallons!!! ) Yay!
Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:36 am

midstarflyer Forum Friend Joined: Fri Sep 17, 2004 7:18 pm Posts: 121	caramelcutie is correct. Congratulations Last edited by midstarflyer on Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:24 pm

caramel Sim Goddess Joined: Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:15 pm Posts: 2382 Location: Boston	Thanks These problems are so much fun. Are you going to post more of them?
Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:21 pm

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