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A recipe for making ice cream requires 1 litre of milk. Unfortunately, you only have an empty 5-litre bucket and an empty 3-litre bottle. How will you measure just 1 litre of milk for your recipe?

Need a hint?

You can pour milk into one container and then transfer it to the other container.

Brainteaser answer

Fill the 3-litre bottle with milk and then transfer it to the 5-litre bucket. This leaves room for another 2 litres of milk in the bucket.

Fill the 3-litre bottle with milk again and then transfer as much of it as fits in the 5-litre bucket without spilling. Only another 2 litres will fit, leaving 1 litre of milk in the bottle for your recipe.

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