Tebogo and Paulus live in a rural area. They do not have running
water at home and have to fetch water from the river 2 kilometers away.
Their neighbour, Amos, has a donkey cart and fetches water in two 20
litre drums, which he shares with them.
Today both Teboga and Paulus need 2 litres of water for a school experiment.
Tebogo has a 5 liter bucket, and Paulus a 4 liter tin. How will Amos
give them
each exactly
2 litres
of
water
if
they do
not
have
any
other
containers?
Hint: THis is a simple juggling trick, making use of addition and subtraction.
Tebogo and Paulus live in a rural area. They do not have running
water at home and have to fetch water from the river 2 kilometers away.
Their neighbour, Amos, has a donkey cart and fetches water in two 20
litre drums, which he shares with them.
Today both Teboga and Paulus need 2 litres of water for a school experiment.
Tebogo has a 5 liter bucket, and Paulus a 4 liter tin. How will Amos
give them
each exactly
2 litres
of
water
if
they do
not
have
any
other
containers?
Hint: THis is a simple juggling trick, making use of addition and subtraction.