Water puzzle

  1. Fill up the 6oz container from the tap.
  2. Pour it into the 10oz container.
  3. Fill up the 15oz container from the tap.
  4. Pour from the 15oz container into the 10oz container until it is full. (That will leave 11oz in the 15oz container.)
  5. Empty the full 10oz container down the sink. (I'm assuming there is a plughole near the kitchen water tap.)
  6. Fill up the 10oz container from the 11oz left in the 15oz container.
  7. There will be 1oz left in the 15oz container!! Da Dah!
EDIT: Oh no, that's not right. Just reread the question - you need 2 lots of 1oz. Woopsie!
 
Fill up both the 6oz and 10oz container.
Pour the water from the 10oz in to 15oz container.
Then pour 5oz from the 6oz container into the 15oz container filling it up.
This leaves 1oz in the 6oz container.
Good luck getting the 2nd 1oz container.
 
Jomo said:
Fill up both the 6oz and 10oz container.
Pour the water from the 10oz in to 15oz container.
Then pour 5oz from the 6oz container into the 15oz container filling it up.
This leaves 1oz in the 6oz container.
Good luck getting the 2nd 1oz container.
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Good start....5 more moves and you got it!!
 
Fill up both the 6oz and 10oz container.
Pour the water from the 10oz container into 15oz container.
Then pour 5oz from the 6oz container into the 15oz container filling it up.
This leaves 1oz in the 6oz container.

Fill up the 10oz container.
Pour the water from the 10oz container into 15oz container.
Now pour the 1oz into the 10oz container
Fill up the 6oz container.
Then pour 5oz from the 6oz container (thus leaving 1 oz) into the 15oz container filling it up.
There you go!
 
With my kitchen water? Fill up one of the containers and wait for the water to eat the bottom of the container. When the water gets down to the right level plug the hole.

-Dan
 
Can be done in 9 moves:
(1) (0, 0, 6)
(2) (0, 10, 6)
(3) (10, 0, 6)
(4) (10, 6, 0)
(5) (10, 6, 6)
(6) (15, 6, 1)
(7) (11, 10, 1)
(8) (11, 0, 1)
(9) (1, 10, 1)
 
Denis said:
Can be done in 9 moves:
(1) (0, 0, 6)
(2) (0, 10, 6)
(3) (10, 0, 6)
(4) (10, 6, 0)
(5) (10, 6, 6)
(6) (15, 6, 1)
(7) (11, 10, 1)
(8) (11, 0, 1)
(9) (1, 10, 1)
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What is wrong with my 9 moves??
 
Jomo said:
Fill up both the 6oz and 10oz container.
Pour the water from the 10oz container into 15oz container.
Then pour 5oz from the 6oz container into the 15oz container filling it up.
This leaves 1oz in the 6oz container.

Fill up the 10oz container.
Pour the water from the 10oz container into 15oz container.
Now pour the 1oz into the 10oz container
Fill up the 6oz container.
Then pour 5oz from the 6oz container (thus leaving 1 oz) into the 15oz container filling it up.
There you go!
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What is wrong with my 9 moves??
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That's 10 moves, not 9.
Here's what you did:
Code: 
STEP   [15]  [10]   [6]
  1     0      0     6 : fill [6]
  2     0     10     6 : fill [10] 
  3    10      0     6 : dump [10] in [15]
  4    15      0     1 : fill [15] from [6]
  5    15     10     1 : fill [10] 
  6     0     10     1 : empty [15] : you don't show this step
  7    10      0     1 : dump [10] in [15]
  8    10      1     0 : dump [6] in [10]
  9    10      1     6 : fill [6]
 10    15      1     1 : fill [15] from [6]
You don't get the job of CEO, Pouring Dept, !!
 
Darn it. I really need a job. Anyone looking for a dedicated math instructor?
 
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