HS Thomas
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Ranch Hand
Sep 09, 2003 13:20:00
A recipe calls for exactly 2 litres of liquid. You only have 2 jugs - a 5 litre and 8 litre jug. How do you measure 2 litres exactly ? regards
Ernest Friedman-Hill
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author and iconoclast
staff
Sep 09, 2003 13:50:00
Fill the 5, dump into 8. Fill the 5, pour into 8 until 8 is full. 5 contains 2 liters.
HS Thomas
,
Ranch Hand
Sep 09, 2003 13:53:00
Are fireflies flies ? regards
achit bhatnagar
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Greenhorn
Sep 09, 2003 13:54:00
1.fill 5 liter jug 2. transfer liquid to 8 liter jug 3.fill 5 liter jug again 4. transfer liquid to 8 liter jug ( it has only 5 liter) 5. you will have 2 liters remaining in 5 liter jug
HS Thomas
,
Ranch Hand
Sep 09, 2003 14:08:00
What is one twentieth of one half of one tenth of 10,000 ? regards
HS Thomas
,
Ranch Hand
Sep 09, 2003 15:45:00
25 soft bodied beetles! regards
HS Thomas
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Ranch Hand
Sep 09, 2003 15:48:00
Actually, the question could have been : Q: What is one twentieth of one half of one tenth of 10,000 fireflies? A: 25 soft bodied beetles. regards
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