A fun little puzzle for you...
First one to get this wins. You will win respect from me and anyone who checks this blog. We heard this on Car Talk this morning...it's a good one. I don't know how you could, but don't cheat. You have a 4 oz glass, a 9 oz glass, and an unlimited supply of water. The goal is to perfectly measure out 6 oz of water in 8 steps. (Filling a glass and dumping it out is 2 steps, not one) Good luck.
4 comments:
i did it!! what do i win again?
is there a third glass?? to pour the six ounces into?
GOT IT: SPOILER ALERT:
-fill up 9 oz glass (9 in 9 0 in 4)
-pour from 9 into 4 (5 in 9 oz glass, 4 in 4 oz glass)
-dump out 4 oz glass (5 in 9 oz glass, 0 in 4 oz glass)
-pour contents of 9 oz glass into 4 oz glass (1 in 9, 4 in 4)
-dump out 4 oz glass (1 in 9, 0 in 4)
-pour contents of 9 oz glass into 4 oz glass (1 oz in 4 oz glass, 0 in 9 oz glass)
-fill up 9 oz glass (9 in 9 oz glass, 1 in 4 oz glass)
-pour as much as you can of 9 oz glass into the 4 oz glass. The 4 oz glass already has 1 oz, so you can only add 3 oz, you are left with......
6 ounces in the 9 ounce glass
Where's my prize!?!
blah, you got it.
didn't think of the the last step
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