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# [Working out the jug problem in python](https://colej.net/working-out-the-jug-problem-in-python?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Everyone knows the classic water jug problem. You are by a stream with a 5-Litre and a 7-Litre bucket. How do you measure out 6-Litres in the fewest possible pourings? You first fill up the 7 and so on. You might not have seen this particular proble...

May 16, 2022 · 4 min read · colej.net  
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