equal measures

[HS Thomas]

A recipe calls for exactly 2 litres of liquid.
You only have 2 jugs - a 5 litre and 8 litre jug.
How do you measure 2 litres exactly ?
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[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Fill the 5, dump into 8.
Fill the 5, pour into 8 until 8 is full.
5 contains 2 liters.

[HS Thomas]

Are fireflies flies ?

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[achit bhatnagar]

1.fill 5 liter jug
2. transfer liquid to 8 liter jug
3.fill 5 liter jug again
4. transfer liquid to 8 liter jug ( it has only 5 liter)
5. you will have 2 liters remaining in 5 liter jug

[HS Thomas]

What is one twentieth of one half of one tenth of 10,000 ?
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[HS Thomas]

25 soft bodied beetles!
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[HS Thomas]

Actually, the question could have been :

Q: What is one twentieth of one half of one tenth of 10,000 fireflies?
A: 25 soft bodied beetles.

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