You have two buckets. One holds exactly five gallons and the other three gallons. How can you measure exactly four gallons of water into the five gallon bucket?
Assume you have an unlimited supply of water and that there are no measurement markings of any kind on the buckets.
Fill the 3-gallon bucket. Pour the 3 gallons of water into the 5-gallon bucket Fill the 3-gallon bucket again. Fill up the 5-gallon bucket with the 3-gallon bucket, leaving you with 1 gallon left in the 3-gallon bucket. Empty out the 5-gallon bucket. Pour the remaining 1 gallon of water from the 3-gallon bucket into the 5-gallon bucket. Fill the 3-gallon bucket. Pour the 3 gallons of water from the 3-gallon bucket into the 5-gallon bucket leaving you with 4 gallons of water in the 5-gallon bucket. Alternate solution:
Fill up the 5 gallon bucket Pour it into 3 gallon bucket, leaving 2 gallons Empty out the 3 gallon bucket Pour the 2 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket into the 3 gallon bucket Fill up the 5 gallon bucket and pour it into the 3 gallon bucket until it’s full, leaving 4 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket.
Fill the 3-gallon bucket. Pour the 3 gallons of water into the 5-gallon bucket Fill the 3-gallon bucket again. Fill up the 5-gallon bucket with the 3-gallon bucket, leaving you with 1 gallon left in the 3-gallon bucket. Empty out the 5-gallon bucket. Pour the remaining 1 gallon of water from the 3-gallon bucket into the 5-gallon bucket. Fill the 3-gallon bucket. Pour the 3 gallons of water from the 3-gallon bucket into the 5-gallon bucket leaving you with 4 gallons of water in the 5-gallon bucket. Alternate solution:
Fill up the 5 gallon bucket Pour it into 3 gallon bucket, leaving 2 gallons Empty out the 3 gallon bucket Pour the 2 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket into the 3 gallon bucket Fill up the 5 gallon bucket and pour it into the 3 gallon bucket until it’s full, leaving 4 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket.
Aiden and Sofia were debating a major purchase of candy. They calculated that they could get three bags of jelly beans and two bags of chocolate for 24 cents, which was just under their limit of 25 cents. They found they could also get four bags of chocolate and two bags of jelly beans for the same 24 cents. How much did each bag of candy cost?
Jelly beans are 6 cents and chocolate is 3 cents.
Jelly beans are 6 cents and chocolate is 3 cents.
Jeremy was making $10 an hour at his summer job, but he hated the work. He decided to take a 50% pay cut to work at an easier job. He liked his new job at first, then grew bored and found another job paying 50% more than he was currently making. What was his hourly pay at the third job?
$7.50. If you guessed $10, don’t feel bad. Percentages can be counter intuitive.
First job: $10/hour
$7.50. If you guessed $10, don’t feel bad. Percentages can be counter intuitive.
First job: $10/hour
My letters become three faces,
What are the three words?
Sailed, ideals and ladies.
Sailed, ideals and ladies.
All about, but cannot be seen,
Sounds / noises. Wind also works.
Sounds / noises. Wind also works.
Each morning I appear
Shadow.
What letter comes next letter in this series?
A E F H I ___
K. It’s the series of capital letters without curves in alphabetical order.
K. It’s the series of capital letters without curves in alphabetical order.
What goes around and in the house, but never touches the house?
The sun.
Beulah died in the Appalachians while Craig died at sea. Everyone was much happier with Craig’s death. Why?
Beulah and Craig were hurricanes.
Beulah and Craig were hurricanes.
I run cold and hot,
What am I?
Blood. People can be referred to as hot blooded, and certain animals are cold-blooded. Your veins look blue, but the blood is actually red.
Blood. People can be referred to as hot blooded, and certain animals are cold-blooded. Your veins look blue, but the blood is actually red.