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Splitting 8 Liters Evenly
an 8, a 5 and a 3 liter jug
An 8 liter jug is full of water. You also have an empty 5 liter jug and an empty 3 liter jug, with no markings. How do you split the water into two equal amounts of 4 liters?
Source: A classic puzzle, retold by INFINITE SUM and fact-checked against our curated notes
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