Gallon Puzzle

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by obs20

For the bonus using a tap:

Spoiler:

Fill the 7 pt jug with water pour off twice into the 3 pt jug leaving one pt in the 7 pt jug.
After emptying the 3 pt jug pour the 1 pint left in the 7 pt jug into the 3 pt jug. Fill the 7 pt jug. between the 2 jugs there is 1 gallon of water.

Right both times. Very concise solutions.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by dreams

Thank you, pdurrant, I love trying these puzzles.

Spoiler:

Start --- ?/16 pt + 0/7 pts + 0/3 pts

1-- pour the ?/16pt into the 0/7pt
now have-- ?/16 pt + 7/7 pt + 0/3pt

2-- pour the 7/7pt into the 0/3pt
now have-- ?/16 pt + 4/7pt + 3/3pt

3-- pour the 3/3pt into the ?/16pt
now have-- ?/16pt + 4/7pt + 0/3pt

4-- pour the 4/7pt into the 0/3pt
now have-- ?/16pt + 1/7pt + 3/3pt

5--pour the 3/3pt into the ?/16pt
now have-- ?/16pt + 1/7pt + 0/3pt

6-- pour the 1/7pt into the 0/3pt
now have-- ?/16pt + 0/7pt + 1/3pt

7--pour the ?/16pt into the 0/7pt
now have-- ?/16 pt + 7/7pt + 1/3pt

8-- pour out the ?/16 pt
now have-- 7pts + 1 pt + 8pts (one gallon)

Hopefully, I got it the first time this time.

Spot on. Very clearly described and you noted that the 16pt container wasn't quite full. Excellent.