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A milk man has 2 empty jugs : a 3 gallon jug and a 5 gallon jug. What is the best way to get a 1gallon jug full without wasting any milk?

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updated Nov 14, 2009
edited by nizhoni1
posted by timemerson
Please apply the correct use of punctuation and capitilization of grammar. :) - Seb79, Nov 13, 2009
Please use spellchecker, Seb. To check out "capitilization..." - 0057ed01, Nov 14, 2009

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Fill up the 3 gallon jug pour it in the five gallon jug then fill up the 3 gallon jug then finish filling up the 5 allon jug

updated Nov 14, 2009
posted by Mclovin
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He should get an empty one gallon jug and fill that one.

updated Nov 14, 2009
posted by Lise-Laroche
Yes...because the joke was misworded a bit. lol. - webdunce, Nov 14, 2009
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The Solution:


Fill the three gallon jug. Empty it into the five gallon jug. Fill the three gallon jug again. Fill the five gallon jug from the three. You’re left with one gallon of milk in the three gallon jug and five gallons in the five gallon jug.


There you go!! wink

updated Nov 14, 2009
posted by Seb79
Excellent, but what does the post have to do with learning Spanish? - 0057ed01, Nov 14, 2009
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This would have been a better post if done in spanish. smile

updated Nov 14, 2009
posted by Jason7R