Answer to the Puzzle

1. Fill the 7-gallon bucket and dump it into 13-gallon bucket. 2. Repeat. You now are left with 1 gallon in the 7-gallon bucket. 3. Empty the 13 gallon bucket and pour the 1 gallon from the 7-gallon bucket into it. 4. Fill the 7-gallon bucket and pour the water into the 13-gallon bucket. 5. Fill the 7-gallon bucket again and pour into the 13-gallon bucket. Since the 13-gallon bucket will now take only 5 additional gallons (1 + 7 + 5 = 13) you will have 2 gallons in the 7-gallon bucket. Don't forget the empty the 13-gallon bucket before going back to the cabin.

Puzzle of the . . . Month?

Here's your mission: Someone has asked you to bring them exactly two gallons of water from an outdoor pump at a cabin. The problem is that there are only two buckets in which to transport the water back to the cabin. One bucket holds thirteen gallons and the other holds seven gallons. Both are made from metal and are heavy even when empty. Your job is to have exactly two gallons of water, placed into the seven-gallon bucket, so that you can carry it back to the cabin. Can this be accomplished? If so, what is the quickest way to do it? Both buckets are empty when you start.