The 2 Pails Puzzle

A farm hand was sent to a nearby pond to fetch 8 gallons of water. He was given two pails - one 11, the other 6 gallons. How can he measure the requested amount of water?

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Relevant pages

1. 3 Glasses Problem
2. Puzzle Investigation
3. Application of Graph Theory
4. The puzzle in barycentric coordinates
5. Three Jugs Problem.
6. Explanation

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