Friday, March 30, 2007

Mathematical Diversions - 3

There are three glasses on the table - 3, 5, and 8 oz. The first two are empty, the last contains 8 oz of water. By pouring water from one glass to another make at least one of them contain exactly 4 oz of water.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Contents of 3, 5, and 8 oz glasses after every switch...

0,0,8
3,0,5
0,3,5
3,3,2
1,5,2
1,0,7
0,1,7
3,1,4
0,4,4

Bibliophile said...

yep that is it..

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