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Measuring 8, 8 and 8

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Measuring 8, 8 and 8You have a full bucket containing 24 liters of liquid.

You also have three empty buckets: one of 5 liters, one of 11 liters, and one of 13 liters.

How could you divide the 24 liters of liquid into three equal parts, so that you have three buckets containing 8 liters each?




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