If you had an infinite supply of water and a 5 quart and 3 quart pail, how would you measure exactly 4 quarts?

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1. first fill 3quart pail and pour in 5quart pail.fill again 3
   quart pail and fill remaining 2 quarts in 5 quart
   pail.hence 1 quart remains in 3quart pail.empty 5quart pail
   and pour 1 quart from 3 quart pail. also add another 3
   quart from 3 quart pail. hence 1 + 3 quarts = 4 quarts.

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2. 1st fill 5 quart pail, n tranfer to 3 quart pail, now empty
   3 quart pile , and pour remaining 2 quarts in 5 quart pail
   to 3quart pile. now again fill the 5 quart pail now fill the
   3 quart pail to full , thus u will have 4 quarts remaining
   in the 5 quart pail.
   5 quart pail(A) 3 quart pail(B)
   ————- ————–
   fill A 5 quarts 0 quarts
   A->B 2 quarts 3 quarts
   empty B 2 quarts 0 quarts
   A->B 0 quarts 2 quarts
   fill A 5 quarts 2 quarts
   A->B 4 quarts 3 quarts

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