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06-15-2010, 10:13 AM
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Pour from the 16 pint container into the 7 pint container until full.
Pour from that 7 pint container into the 3 pint container until the 3pint container is fulll.
Discard what is in the 3.
Pour the remainder of the 7 pint container which is 4 pints back into the 16pint container.
Pour from the 16pint container into the 7 pint container until full.
Pour from the 7 pint container into the 3 pint container until full.
Discard what is in the 3.
Pour the remainder of the 7 pint container into the 16 pint container.
The 16 pint container now has 8 pints (one gallon).
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