The 3 Jugs Riddle

You have a full 12 liter jug and empty 5 and 8 liter jugs. Can you measure exactly 6 liters? This problem dates to 1484 and was posed in the context of a milkman making a home delivery to a customer. The story goes this riddle so delighted Simeon Denis Poisson as a young boy that it was one reason he pursued mathematics.

Can you measure all whole amounts from 1 to 12?  Answer in blog post: http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/201...

There's a similar puzzle from the movie "Die Hard 3." How can you measure 4 liters from 3 and 5 gallon jugs? Here's my video on that: Can You Solve The DIE HARD Water Jug ...

The source of this puzzle and its history is from "Famous Puzzles of Great Mathematicians": http://amzn.to/1EYVCJb

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"Math Puzzles Volume 1" features classic brain teasers and riddles with complete solutions for problems in counting, geometry, probability, and game theory. Volume 1 is rated 4.5/5 stars on 11 reviews. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/151...

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