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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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Total 7 jars & 3.5 jars of water each

First person : 2 full-filled jars + 3 half-filled jars + 2 empty jars.

second person : 2 full-filled jars + 3 half-filled jars + 2 empty jars.

Third person : 3 full-filled jars + 1 half-filled jars + 3 empty jars.

answer Apr 9, 2015 by Sreejith Pottathil
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1st person:2 full-filled jars + 3 half-filled jars + 2 empty jars.

2nd person: 2 full-filled jars + 3 half-filled jars + 2 empty jars.

3rdperson: 3 full-filled jars + 1 half-filled jars + 3 empty jars

answer Jul 30, 2015 by Pankaj Bora
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1st person - 1 full-filled , 5 half-filled , 1 empty jars
2nd person - 3 full-filled , 1 half-filled , 3 empty jars
3rd person - 3 full-filled , 1 half-filled , 3 empty jars

answer Jan 8, 2016 by Devareddy Karthik
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Answer:
Each person gets 7 jars and 3.5 jars of water
1 st person - 3 full-filled , 1 half-filled , 3 empty jars
2 nd person - 3 full-filled , 1 half-filled , 3 empty jars
3 rd person - 1 full-filled , 5 half-filled , 1 empty jars
so, each person gets 7 jars and 3.5 jars of water (equal amount of water).

answer Sep 26, 2017 by Mogadala Ramana



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