The Wine Cellar's Will
Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
There once was a somewhat eccentric wine seller who died, leaving three sons behind him. He also left 7 full barrels of wine, 7 half-full barrels of wine, and 7 empty wine barrels. Being somewhat eccentric, he noted in his will that each son was to receive the same number of full barrels, half-full barrels, and empty barrels. How is this possible?
Answer
Take two half-full barrels and empty them into two other half-full barrels, making them full barrels. You then have 9 full barrels, 3 half-full barrels, and 9 empty barrels, which are all divisible by 3, giving each son 3 full barrels, 1 half-full barrel, and 3 empty barrels.
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beyonce123 
Jun 16, 2010
| first comment! |
xdbtcp  
Jun 16, 2010
| Hmm...I just said they each get 7 half-full barrels.  |
comeon 
Jun 17, 2010
| Just put half a full into an empty and you get 2 full 3 half and 2 empty. There are way to many solutions. |
DuxBellorum  
Jun 19, 2010
| Dux.Bellorum like this one very much. He is indeed very happy with the answer!  |
zembobo
Jun 28, 2010
| Comeonca, good point. Maybe the teaser should also say to transfer as little fluid as possible. In which case, your solution is actually better. |
fishmed
Jun 28, 2010
| See and I thought talking about transferring wine would give it away. |
zembobo
Jun 29, 2010
| Hmm..I see your point. Maybe say something like "do it as simply as possible". |
dani4w45t
Jul 24, 2010
| Yeah, cause my solution was to take each full barrel and empty half into an empty barrel. Then each son gets 7 half barrels, 0 full barrels and 0 empty barrels. |
kwelchans
Dec 17, 2010
| Or take 1 full barrel and pour half of it into an empty. Then you have 6 full, 9 half and 6 empty. Each son gets 2 full, 3 half, and 2 empty. |
kwelchans
Dec 17, 2010
| Never mind, comeon already said my solution.  |
djscribbles
Jul 12, 2011
| there are multiples solutions ,and this line should have succeeded in the solutions given,
the the distribution for each can be 2 full barrels ,3 half full barrels and 2 empty barrels
however the quantity of wine obtained by each would remain the same which is 10.5/3=3.5 |
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