Case 9- Solved + with Answer

The Genius Mysteries: SOLVED!

Level of Difficulty:  Extra Hard (45kp)

Suho, the barman, has a 12 liters jug full of beer. He needs to divide or split that beer into two equal parts. All he has is two empty jugs, oen of capacity 8 liters and the other of a 5 liters capacity.

How will he split the beer up into 2 equal parts- using only the 2 empty jugs?

(The orignial 12liter jug can only be used at the end.

HINT: 

First fill the 8 liters jug complete - 4, 8, 0


Fill the 5 liters jug with 8 liters jug - 4, 3, 5


Solved by Midknightwalkeragain!!!

Answer: 

First fill the 8 liters jug complete - 4, 8, 0


Fill the 5 liters jug with 8 liters jug - 4, 3, 5


Pour back the beer from 5 liters jug to 12 liters jug - 9, 3, 0


Pour the 3 liters from 8 liters jug to 5 liters jug - 9, 0, 3


Fill the 8 liters jug completely from 12 liters jug - 1, 8, 3


Fill the 5 liters jug from the 8 liters jug - 1, 6, 5


Pour the entire 5 liters jug back in 12 liters jug - 6, 6, 0



Now you will have successfully split the beer into two equal parts.

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Siskatiska #1
Chapter 12: You are so genius ...
striped-dress #2
Chapter 12: Question : why is your sequel currently unavailable ? >_< i want to solve more cases !! :DD
striped-dress #3
Chapter 6: !!! I LOVE IT ! I love thinking even if it takes some minutes / hours to solve these cases (especially the hard ones ) :)) if I inly saw this earlier :D anyways its great ! Every single case
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KaiSooEXO #4
Chapter 12: Yeay! Sequel!
KaiSooEXO #5
Completed? :(
Anyway, amazing idea author-nim! :D
KaiSooEXO #6
Chapter 11: playing chess with brother-2
ihartkyuhyun #7
Chapter 9: I really want those points.....but this is impossible lol
KaiSooEXO #8
Chapter 9: 1) suho fill each jug(the 8 and 5 liters jug) with 1L of beer.
2) then he transfer the 1L beer in the 5L jug into 8L jug.
3) he fill the 5L jug with 2L of beer.
4) then he transfer the 2L beer in the 5L jug into 8L jug.
5) he fill the 5L jug with 4L of beer.
6) then he transfer the 4L beer in the 5L jug into 8L jug.
7) he fill the 5L jug with 4L of beer.
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