top button
Flag Notify
    Connect to us
      Site Registration

Site Registration

Can you measure out 4 liters?

+1 vote
185 views

You have two pitchers 5-liter and 3-liter (liter is approx. 2 pints) and an unlimited supply of water. Can you measure out 4 liters?

posted Oct 15, 2018 by Ati Kumar

Share this puzzle
Facebook Share Button Twitter Share Button LinkedIn Share Button

1 Answer (Check Answer ▼)





Similar Puzzles
+2 votes
How can you get just 4 liters of water using only these two jugs?

You are standing next to a well, and you have two jugs. One jug has a content of 3 liters and the other one has a content of 5 liters.
How can you get just 4 liters of water using only these two jugs?

0 votes
Starting with any number at all, I can always reduce it to 4 by applying a consistent rule. Find out what is the rule?

Starting with any number at all, I can always reduce it to 4 by applying a consistent rule. 4 is the magic number.
Example: 100. 100 is 10, 10 is 3, 3 is 5, 5 is 4, and 4 is the magic number.
Another Example: 52. 52 is 8, 8 is 5, 5 is 4, 4 is the magic number.
Find out what is the rule?

0 votes
How can the guy measure 45 mins using these two wires ?

A guy has two wires of varying thickness, which each burns in 60 minutes. He actually wants to measure 45 mins. How can he measure 45 mins using only these two wires. (he can’t cut the one wire in half because the wires are non-homogeneous and he can’t be sure how long it will burn).

...