Lesson Logic problems - The solution to Problem 5

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The solution to Problem 5

Below (after the reminder) is the solution to the Problem 5 of the lesson Some logic problems (the topic Miscellaneous word problems
of the section Word problems in this site).

Problem 5 formulation (reminder)
It takes 15 minutes to boil an egg.
How could you boil the egg having two hourglasses that measure 7 and 11 minutes?

Solution
Start running both 11-minutes and 7-minutes hourglasses simultaneously.
When the 7-minutes hourglass emptied, start to boil the egg.
When 11-minutes hourglass emptied (after 4 minutes!), turn it over and run again. Continue to boil the egg.
When 11-minutes hourglass emptied again, boiling the egg is completed (because 4 + 11 = 15).

Answer
Start running both 11-minutes and 7-minutes hourglasses simultaneously.
When the 7-minutes hourglass emptied, start to boil the egg.
When 11-minutes hourglass emptied, turn it over and run again. Continue to boil the egg.
When 11-minutes hourglass emptied again, boiling of the egg is completed.

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