Math puzzle: getting 2L from 3L and 4L containers

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If you have one 4 liter container and one 3 liter container how do you measure 2 liter of milk by using them?

Please explain in detail
 
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burgess said:
If you have one 4 liter container and one 3 liter container how do you measure 2 liter of milk by using them?

Please explain in detail

You could fill the 3 liter container with milk.
Then pour the milk into the 4 liter container, which contains now 3/4 liter milk.
Fill the 3 liter container again with milk.
Then pour again the milk into the 4 liter container, you can only pour 1 liter milk into the 4 liter container because it already contains 3/4 liter milk.
So in the 3 liter container is 2 liter of milk left.
 
mathmari said:
You could fill the 3 liter container with milk.
Then pour the milk into the 4 liter container, which contains now 3/4 liter milk.
Fill the 3 liter container again with milk.
Then pour again the milk into the 4 liter container, you can only pour 1 liter milk into the 4 liter container because it already contains 3/4 liter milk.
So in the 3 liter container is 2 liter of milk left.

Thanks for the solution :)
 

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