document.write( "Question 25530: Suppose you have a 9 quart container and a 4 quart container. How can you obtain exactly 6 quarts of water in the large container? \n" ); document.write( "
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Suppose you have a 9 quart container and a 4 quart container. How can you\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let's abreviate \"the 9 quart container\" as \" the 9QC\" and \r\n" );
document.write( "the 4 quart container as \"the 4QC\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "1.  Fill the 9QC from the faucet or river.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2.  Fill the 4QC from the 9QC, leaving 5 qts. in the 9QC.\r\n" );
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document.write( "3.  Empty the 4QC.\r\n" );
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document.write( "4.  Fill the 4QC from the 9QC, leaving 1 qt. in the 9QC.\r\n" );
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document.write( "5.  Empty the 4QC.\r\n" );
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document.write( "6.  Pour the 1 qt. from the 9QC into the 4QC, leaving room in\r\n" );
document.write( "         the 4QC for 3 qts.\r\n" );
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document.write( "7.  Fill the 9QC from the faucet or river.\r\n" );
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document.write( "8.  Finish filling the 4QT from the 9QC, which will \r\n" );
document.write( "         amount to pouring off 3 qts. from the 9QC leaving 6 qts.\r\n" );
document.write( "         in the 9QC.\r\n" );
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