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Ok, so if you've seen The Die hard with Samuel L. Jackson and Jeremy Irons, then you know this, and I dunno if we've had it before, but it's a fun, and fairly easy, problem to figure out.

You have a 3 gallon pitcher and a 5 gallon pitcher with an endless supply of water. How would you get exactly 4 gallons?
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go to wall mart and buy a 4 gallon pitchur for $1.98
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pretty easy. fill the 5 gal bucket and dump it into the 3 gal, there are 2 gals left in the 5 gal. dump the 3 gal bucket and pour ur current 2 gallons from the big bucket to the little. fill the 5 gallon bucket and pour it into the little bucket until its full leavin 4 gallons in the big bucket.
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no it can be done with just the 2 pitchers.

fill the 5 gallon pitcher full of water, then use that pitcher to fill the 3 gallon pitcher. that leaves 2 gallons in the 5 gallon pitcher. As they say, rinse, reuse and repeat.
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Post by Belleraphon »

Lol Spike thats pretty much what Fatal said but im glad you got it too. I wouldnt have gotten it but your ways work
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Post by lumberpat »

I never claimed it was hard, in fact...

"it's a fun, and fairly easy, problem to figure out"
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and if you've seen Die Hard With a Vengence, You'd know, so now you can tell your parents that Movies ARE good for you :)
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you fill the 5 gallon pitcher half full and fill the 3 gallon pitcher half full then pour the 3 gallon pitcher in the 5 gallon piter and you have 4 gallons of water
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How would you measure it to be half full? Remember, it has to be exact, sqee, plus they already answered it.
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lol squee sure is the observant one
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SO! my way is better! :P i just wanted to be special! :P
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hahahha :P
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