Devising a Plan: Strategy

Strategy

We’ve collected all the details from the problem statement, and the task is to measure six quarts of water. Currently, we lack a method to achieve this. Let’s begin by considering the following questions:

• Have we faced similar challenges previously?

• Is there any specific solution for this?

Let’s think for a while and devise an approach to solve this problem. First, let’s consider what we can measure directly or with little effort.

• We can measure nine and four quarts of water.

• We can measure five quarts of water by filling the 9-quart pail and then pouring four quarts from it into the 4-quart pail.

• We can easily measure eight quarts of water by filling the 4-quart pail twice and pouring it into the 9-quart pail.

• We can measure three quarts of water by filling the 4-quart pail three times and pouring it into the 9-quart pail.

Try to carry out these water measurements in the widget below.