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The Three Bowls Challenge You have three bowls with the following setup: Bowl A (8 liters capacity): contains 5 liters Bowl B (5 liters capacity): contains 3 liters Bowl C (3 liters capacity): contains 2 liters Goal: Measure exactly 1 liter in any bowl. Constraint: You can only make 2 pours! You can only pour from one bowl to another (until the source is empty or the target is full). No refilling from external sources.

Water Pouring Puzzle

Get exactly 1 liters in any container2 pours left

Bowl A (8L)

5

5/8 liters

Bowl B (5L)

3

3/5 liters

Bowl C (3L)

2

2/3 liters

Moves: 0

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