NEW MEASURING PUZZLE.—solution
The following solution in eleven manipulations shows the contents of every vessel at the start and after every manipulation:—
| 10-quart. | 10-quart. | 5-quart. | 4-quart. | |||
| 10 | .. | 10 | .. | 0 | .. | 0 |
| 5 | .. | 10 | .. | 5 | .. | 0 |
| 5 | .. | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
| 9 | .. | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | 0 |
| 9 | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
| 9 | .. | 7 | .. | 0 | .. | 4 |
| 9 | .. | 7 | .. | 4 | .. | 0 |
| 9 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
| 9 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | 3 |
| 9 | .. | 8 | .. | 0 | .. | 3 |
| 4 | .. | 8 | .. | 5 | .. | 3 |
| 4 | .. | 10 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
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