Puzzle 6:- Water pouring puzzle

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 Solution to puzzle 5:

Let us say goat ate x kgs of wheat. 

Horse eats twice as much as goat => horse ate 2x kgs of wheat.

Cow eats twice as much as horse => cow ate 4x kgs of wheat

Total wheat eaten by all 3= 5kgs


Which means

x+2x+4x = 5

7x = 5

x = 5/7


Goat's owner has to get give 5/7 kgs of wheat to the farmer

Horse ate 2x = 10/7 kgs of wheat. So owner of horse must give 1 3/7 kgs of wheat to the farmer.

Cow ate 4x = 20/7 = 2 6/7 kgs of wheat. So owner of cow must give 2 6/7 kgs of wheat to the farmer . 


Puzzle 6: Water pouring puzzle 

You are given two jugs which can hold 5 liters and 3 liters of water. The jugs do not have any markings on them. You also have access to a water tap from which you can pour as much water as you want. How will measure 2 liters of water using only these two jugs?

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