Question

Chelannur village has a milk society. Geetha and Ammini went
there to buy 4 litres of milk. But the man could not find the one
litre measure. He had only a 3 litre and a 5 litre bottle with him.
But he gave them exactly 4 litres of milk.
Explain how he did this.​

Answer 1

Answer:

First he will fill 5 litre bottle with 3 litre bottle .Again he will fill the remaining 2 litre of 5 litre bottle from 3 litre bottle,now he has 1 litre remaining in the 3 litre bottle .Then he will empty the 5 litre bottle and pour the 1 litre from the 3 litre bottle into 5 litre. At last he will fill the 3 litre bottle and pour in the 5 litre bottle.Therefore you got 4 litre of milk