Question

A bomb will blast in 10 minutes if this question is not answered correctly,pls answer before this time

Answer 1

whats the q

Answer 2

A bomb can only stop if we put a 4 galon jug on the scale
We only have an empty 5 and 3 water jug and a fountain

Answer 3

how can we fill the jugs with water to get a 4 galon jug

Answer 4

9 min left

Answer 5

do you have an extra jug other than 5 and 3 gallon jugs

Answer 6

no men thats all we have and they can exactly measure 5 and 3

Answer 7

8 min left

Answer 8

@eliassaab @phi

Answer 9

Ok,
First fillup the 5 gallon jug from the fountain,
pour the 5 gallon jug to 3 gallon jug, then 2 gallon left in 5 gallon jug,
remove water in 3 gallon jug and pour the 2 gallon of water to 3gallon jug from 5 gallon jug,
again fill up the 5 gallon jug, pour the 3 gallon jug until it is filled completely from the 5 gallon jug.
4 gallon is left in the 5 gallon jug

Answer 10

yeah you saved us
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-042j-mathematics-for-computer-science-fall-2010/video-lectures/lecture-4-number-theory-i/

Answer 11

nice link

Answer 12

as you said First fillup the 5 gallon jug from the fountain,
pour the 5 gallon jug to 3 gallon jug, then 2 gallon left in 5 gallon jug,
remove water in 3 gallon jug and pour the 2 gallon of water to 3 gallon jug from 5 gallon jug,
i add from here
fill the 5g jug then pour into the 3g,it becomes 2+1=3
4 g left in 5g jar

Answer 13

empty the three jug , , now fill the three jug again and pour in the five jug, now you are left with 1 gallon in the three jug

Answer 14

now empty the five jug, pour the 3 jug contents into the five jug , so now there is 1 gallon of water in the five jug. then fill the 3 jug and pour it in the five jug, making 4 gallons

Answer 15

so there seems to be two ways to do this, see which way is faster (How many steps)