Die
Hard With A Jug
In
the film �Die Hard With A Vengeance�, John McClane (Bruce Willis) is set a
series of tricky puzzles that he must solve, under time-pressure, in order to
prevent bombs blowing up schools � and the like. The problem below is one of
those he must solve. Leaving aside your feelings of sympathy for the school
bomber, can you solve this puzzle in under 4 minutes ?! The Problem:You are given two irregular jugs � with capacity 3 litres and 5 litres, but with no further markings on them to help you measure. You have an unlimited amount of water in the public fountain. By a series of fillings and transfers between the two jugs, you must end up with a volume of exactly 4 litres in the (larger !) jug. This is then placed on the ultra-sensitive balance, and the bomb is deactivated � or not �! Good luck, McClane. Open the File as a Word Document
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