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How will you distribute the jars among three people that each gets the equal number of jars and equal amount of water?

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You have 21 jars with you. Out of them, 7 are filled with water, 7 are half-full with water and 7 are empty.
How will you distribute the jars among three people such that each one of them gets the equal number of jars and equal amount of water?

posted Apr 9, 2015 by Rajni

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You have 21 jars with you. Out of them, 7 are filled with water, 7 are half-full with water and 7 are empty.
How will you distribute the jars among three people such that each one of them gets an equal number of jars and an equal amount of water?

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