Comments on: Four Gallons From Two Buckets

By: brittany

brittany — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:49:00 +0000

got it right in the first place

By: Ishtiaq

Ishtiaq — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 08:45:59 +0000

First take 5 gallon full bucket, pour 3 gallon in other 3 gallon bucket.
5-3=2 gallons remaining in 5 gallon bucket

Empty now the 3 gallon bucket.

Put these 2 gallons (from 5 gallon bucket) into 3 gallons bucket.

Now again make full the 5 gallons bucket.

Put 1 gallon into 3 gallon bucket ( having already 2 gallons means total now 2+1=3)
and The 5 gallon bucket now have 4 Gallon water… USE 4 gallon water now.. and enjoy…

By: virtual.Don

virtual.Don — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 04:38:15 +0000

1. Sell the 3 gallon bucket and use the proceeds to by tape measure. Mark off the 5 gallon bucket and fill it till it’s 4/5 full!
2. Sell the 3 gallon bucket and buy a scale. Place the 5 gallon bucket on the scale and note the weight. Fill with water until it is 33 lbs, 6oz heavier.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 03:34:57 +0000

4 gallons? You already have 8 gallons between both buckets, you all are wasting water lol

By: Robin Clark

Robin Clark — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 17:38:14 +0000

Done in 3 Steps.

Step 1: Fill 5 G, pour into 3 G (Leaving 2 G in 5)
Step 2: Pour Remaining 2 G into 3 G,
Step 3: Fill 5 G, Pour off 1 G, filling 3 G, Voila Exactly 4 G Remaining.

note: on exactness, answer in question context ( Remember your using unmarked buckets)

By: Andribbles

Andribbles — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 20:55:29 +0000

1) fill up the five gallon bucket
2) pour it into the three gallon bucket
You have 2 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket and 3 gallons in the 3 gallon bucket
3) dump out the five gallon bucket
4) pour the 3 gallon into the 5 gallon
You have 3 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket and 0 gallons in the 3 gallon bucket
5) Fill the 3 gallon bucket and pour it into the 5 gallon bucket.
6) pour out the 3 gallon bucket
You now have 4 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket and 0 gallons in the 3 gallon bucket

Done.

By: Roody

Roody — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 02:19:33 +0000

Fill up the 3 gallon and pour it in the 5 gallon. Then fill up the 3 gallon AGAIN and pour in the 5 gallon until there is 1 gallon left in the 3 gallon. Then, dump out the 5 gallon completely. Then fill the 5 gallon with the one gallon leftover in the 3 gallon. Then fill up the 3 gallon one last time and pour it in the 5 gallon

By: Jonny

Jonny — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:21:02 +0000

Disregard. I didn’t read the whole thing. They had a similar puzzle in Star Wars KOTR that had also had a 4 gallon bucket.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:16:02 +0000

Fill 5 gallon bucket.
Poor into 3 gallon bucket.
Poor the remaining 2 gallons from the 5 gallon bucket into the 4 gallon bucket.
Repeat.

By: Grace

Grace — Mon, 16 May 2016 15:27:45 +0000

Everyone here so far is wrong. You fill the 3 gallon bucket up, and then pour it into the 5 gallon bucket. You then fill the 3 gallon bucket up again and pour it into the 5 gallon bucket until the 5 gallon bucket is filled, which leaves you with 1 gallon of water in the 3 gallon bucket. You then pour out the 5 gallon bucket, fill it up with the 1 gallon in the 3 gallon bucket, then fill the 3 gallon bucket up again and pour it into the 5 gallon bucket. There is now 4 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket.