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Measuring 6 Liters Puzzle - Solution
The Puzzle:
You are going to mix up some concrete, and in order to get it just right you need exactly 6 liters.
But you only have a 4-liter and a 9-liter bucket.
How can you do this?
(You have an unlimited supply of water from the hose)
Our Solution:
First fill the 9-liter bucket.
Then pour 4 liters over to the 4-liter bucket (there are now 5 liters in the 9-liter bucket), and then pour out the water from the 4-liter bucket.
Again pour 4 liters from the 9-liter bucket to the 4-liter bucket and empty it.
There will now be just 1 liter left in the 9-liter bucket.
Now pour that remaining 1 liter to the 4-liter bucket but this time keep it there.
Fill the 9-liter bucket again and then pour water to fill the 4-liter bucket to the top (this only needs 3 more liters).
The 9-liter bucket will now contain exactly 6 liters. Go ahead and add the concrete mix and start mixing!
Then pour 4 liters over to the 4-liter bucket (there are now 5 liters in the 9-liter bucket), and then pour out the water from the 4-liter bucket.
Again pour 4 liters from the 9-liter bucket to the 4-liter bucket and empty it.
There will now be just 1 liter left in the 9-liter bucket.
Now pour that remaining 1 liter to the 4-liter bucket but this time keep it there.
Fill the 9-liter bucket again and then pour water to fill the 4-liter bucket to the top (this only needs 3 more liters).
The 9-liter bucket will now contain exactly 6 liters. Go ahead and add the concrete mix and start mixing!