FILL OUT THE 7 GALLON POT. POUR 4 GALLONS IN THE FOUR GALLON POT. WE WILL HAVE 3 GALLON REMAINING IN 7 GALLON POT.POUR ALL 3 GALLON IN 4 GALLON POT.FILL THE 7 GALLON POT ONCE AGAIN. MIX 1 GALLON WATER FROM 7 GALLON POT WITH 3 GALLON IN 4 GALLON POT AND EMPTY IT.U HAVE 6 GALLONS IN 7 GALLON POT.NOW AGAIN FILL THE 4 GALLON POT FROM 7 GALLON POT AND EMPTY THE 4 GALLON POT U WILL HAVE 2 GALLONS REMAINING IN 7 GALLON POT.POUR THESE 2 GALLONS IN 4 GALLON POT FILL THE 7 GALON POT AGAIN POUR 2 GALLON FROM IT IN THE FOUR GALLON POT U WILL HAVE 5 GALLON REMAINING IN 7 GALLON POT.
fill 7-gallon (0 in 4, 7 in 7)
pour 7-gallon into 4-gallon (4 in 4, 3 in 7)
empty 4-gallon (0 in 4, 3 in 7)
pour 7-gallon into 4-gallon (3 in 4, 0 in 7)
fill 7-gallon (3 in 4, 7 in 7)
pour 7-gallon into 4-gallon (4 in 4, 6 in 7)
empty 4-gallon (0 in 4, 6 in 7)
pour 7-gallon into 4-gallon (4 in 4, 2 in 7)
empty 4-gallon (0 in 4, 2 in 7)
pour 7-gallon into 4-gallon (2 in 4, 0 in 7)
fill 7-gallon (2 in 4, 7 in 7)
pour 7-gallon into 4-gallon (4 in 4, 5 in 7)
empty 4-gallon (0 in 4, 5 in 7)
I think the following would be an easier solution:
Fill the 4 gallon bucket with water and then tilt it until the level of the water is exactly at the bottom edge of the bucket. Even without gradations, we know the bucket will now be exactly half full, meaning it contains 2 gallons of water. Fill the 7 gallon bucket and pour water from it into the half empty 4 gallon bucket until it is full. Exactly 5 gallons of water will remain in the 7 gallon bucket.
There is more solutions.
Fill 7 , pour it to 4, left 3 in 7
Cast 4 out, and fill it with 3 form 7
Fill 7 and pour 1 to 4 (since it has 3 already), 7 is left with 6
cast 4 out, pour from 7 to 4 ( 7 is left with 2)
Cast 4 out, pour 2 from 7, fill 7 ( 4 has 2, 7 has 7)
Pour 2 from 7 to 4 (which already has 2 ) and you are left with 5 in 7
4 0
4 4
7 1
1 4
5 0
fill 7-gallon (0 in 4, 7 in 7)
pour 7-gallon into 4-gallon (4 in 4, 3 in 7)
empty 4-gallon (0 in 4, 3 in 7)
pour 7-gallon into 4-gallon (3 in 4, 0 in 7)
fill 7-gallon (3 in 4, 7 in 7)
pour 7-gallon into 4-gallon (4 in 4, 6 in 7)
empty 4-gallon (0 in 4, 6 in 7)
pour 7-gallon into 4-gallon (4 in 4, 2 in 7)
empty 4-gallon (0 in 4, 2 in 7)
pour 7-gallon into 4-gallon (2 in 4, 0 in 7)
fill 7-gallon (2 in 4, 7 in 7)
pour 7-gallon into 4-gallon (4 in 4, 5 in 7)
empty 4-gallon (0 in 4, 5 in 7)
pour out half of the four gallons - leaving 2 gallons..
pour the 2 galllons into the 3 gallons....5 GALLONS!!!
too easy
Fill the 4 gallon bucket with water and then tilt it until the level of the water is exactly at the bottom edge of the bucket. Even without gradations, we know the bucket will now be exactly half full, meaning it contains 2 gallons of water. Fill the 7 gallon bucket and pour water from it into the half empty 4 gallon bucket until it is full. Exactly 5 gallons of water will remain in the 7 gallon bucket.
God Bless!
Fill 7 , pour it to 4, left 3 in 7
Cast 4 out, and fill it with 3 form 7
Fill 7 and pour 1 to 4 (since it has 3 already), 7 is left with 6
cast 4 out, pour from 7 to 4 ( 7 is left with 2)
Cast 4 out, pour 2 from 7, fill 7 ( 4 has 2, 7 has 7)
Pour 2 from 7 to 4 (which already has 2 ) and you are left with 5 in 7