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Measuring Gas
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Difficulty: (1.05)
Puzzle ID: #10011
Submitted By: frankenweoburger Corrected By: mufffin09
Submitted By: frankenweoburger Corrected By: mufffin09
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A man's car runs out of gas on the highway, and he walks to the nearest town. He goes to a gas station, and realizes he needs exactly 6 gallons of gas. Any less and he won't make it to town, and he doesn't have the money for any more. He has two unmarked bottles, one holding 13 gallons and one holding 9. How does he get exactly six gallons?
Assume that it's a serve-yourself pump and no one is around to help.
Assume that it's a serve-yourself pump and no one is around to help.
Answer
He fills up either can until the gas register reads exactly six gallons.Hide Answer Show Answer
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I thought this was hard, but had one of those I-should-have-guessed-that! answeress. Good one!!!
WHAT? I thought it was super easy!
Dito Melly.
this was EASY
that is one hell of a thirsty car.. either that or he really likes walking!
just think.. he's gotta walk back!
just think.. he's gotta walk back!
Good teaser but easy.
If he's going to the same town that he's buying gas from, then he's pretty far (at 10mpg, he's walking 60 miles ONE WAY!) which would take him something like 18hours of straight walking.
Mar 08, 2003
DUMB
Its okay............................. ;)
A bottle that holds 13 gallons! I'd like to see that!
May 04, 2003
Easy teaser, but rather fun. I have one question, though. If he knew he couldn't affrd more than 6 gallons of gas, why did he carry the 13 gallon bottle with him? Just a thought...
Why is there a gas station 6 miles out of town?
I think that we are all being entirely too anylitical(?) about this. IT IS A BRAIN TEASER! Have fun!
Just to be Devil's Advocate, but if no one was around, couldn't you take as much gas as you want?
Jul 28, 2003
if there was no1 there at the station, i would have just steal the gas...maybe all of it!!! =)
Jul 28, 2003
just a thought....
I better take of my dunce cap and put on my braingle cap!
What does he plan to do when he gets to town with his car? He still won't have money for more gas, so he'll just be stranded.
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