Measure a milk without exact scale

Pakistan
May 22, 2007 4:22am CST
if u have two jugs with 3 liter and 5 liter capacity. How can you measure 4 liter from it in minimum steps
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@krayzee (1160)
• Romania
22 May 07
This is quite easy. First you fill the 5l jug, then pour out of it as much water as needed to fill the 3l one. When you finish doing that you'll have 2l left in the 5l jug. Step 2: you empty the 3l jug and then fill it with the 2l you had in the other jug. Step 3: Fill the 5l jug and then pour in the 3l one as much water needed to fill it to the brim. Because you had 2l in the 3l jug you now poured an extra liter, meaning you now have 4l in the 5l jug :)
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• Pakistan
22 May 07
nice, u did well. Lets have little variation u've three jugs 8liter,5liter and 3liter. 1st jug is filled. Now u have to divide it into two 4 liters portion