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Oscarlevin at 22:17, 29 June 2013

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	{{Hint\| Just try it. Really.}}		{{Hint\| Just try it. Really.}}
	{{Answer\| Fill up the 3 cup jug, and then transfer the contents to the 5 cup jug.		{{Answer \| Fill up the 3 cup jug, and then transfer the contents to the 5 cup jug.

	Then fill up the 3 cup jug again, and transfer 2 of these cups to the 5 cup jug. Empty the 5 cup jug back into the eight cup jug, and pour the 1 cup still in the 3 cup jug into the 5 cup jug.		Then fill up the 3 cup jug again, and transfer 2 of these cups to the 5 cup jug. Empty the 5 cup jug back into the eight cup jug, and pour the 1 cup still in the 3 cup jug into the 5 cup jug.

Oscarlevin at 19:18, 11 October 2010

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	==Puzzle==		==Puzzle==

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	{{Hint\| Just try it. Really.}}		{{Hint\| Just try it. Really.}}
			{{Answer\| Fill up the 3 cup jug, and then transfer the contents to the 5 cup jug.

			Then fill up the 3 cup jug again, and transfer 2 of these cups to the 5 cup jug. Empty the 5 cup jug back into the eight cup jug, and pour the 1 cup still in the 3 cup jug into the 5 cup jug.

			Fill up the 3 cup jug and pour it into the 5 cup jug, leaving 4 cups in the 5 cup jug and 4 in the original 8 cup jug.}}

	==See also==		==See also==

Oscarlevin at 17:07, 20 May 2010

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	Although this puzzle is quite old, I first came across it on [http://www.cut-the-knot.org/ctk/Water.shtml Cut the Knot].		Although this puzzle is quite old, I first came across it on [http://www.cut-the-knot.org/ctk/Water.shtml Cut the Knot].

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2010-05-19T20:55:51Z

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==Puzzle==

After wandering around lost in the desert two travelers come across a magic refrigerator. Inside, they find a jug full to the rim of eight cups of ice cold water. Additionally, there are two empty jugs, one which can hold exactly three cups, and one which can hold exactly five cups.

The travelers, although very thirsty, realize that it is important to divide the water up fairly. How can they do so using only the three jugs?

==Help==

{{Hint| Just try it. Really.}}

==See also==

[[Die Hard III]]

==References==

Although this puzzle is quite old, I first came across it on [http://www.cut-the-knot.org/ctk/Water.shtml Cut the Knot].