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Old 01-24-2011, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AGDee View Post
You have a barrel of oil, and you need to measure out just one gallon. How do you do this if you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container?

This is the one he's struggling with right now on FB.
Use the 3gal to fill the 5 gal. Repeat. Whatever spills out the 2nd time will be 1 gal.
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