Apologies for late posting of the solution to this puzzle, but better late than never!
This puzzle was similar to one of the first puzzles I posted (Milkman and the Three Jars – https://alokgoyal1971.com/2013/02/03/puzzle-2-milkman-and-the-three-jars/). I received correct answers from Suman Saraf (as always!), Tanmay Ratnaparkhe and Sarthak Mitra. Well done all.
I am taking the liberty of copying the entire solution from Tanmay.
Take 3 JARs – 1 , 2 , 3. I have taken liquids A, B ,C and kept the qty as 20 each for easy calculation. The capacity of the Jars is obviously 30. In multiple rounds, the liquids are poured into different jars.
| JAR 1 | JAR 2 | JAR 3 | Comments | |
| 20A | 20B | 20C | ||
| Round 1 | 20A + 10B | 0 | 20C + 10 B | Pour B equally into JAR 1 and JAR 3 |
| Round 2 | 10A + 5B | 10 A+ 10 B + 10C | 10 C + 5 B | Pour Half contents of JAR 1 and JAR 3 into JAR 2 |
| Round 3 | 10 A + 10 B + 10 C | 10 A+ 10 B + 10C | 0 | Pour all contents of JAR 3 into JAR 1 |
| Round 4 | 20/3 A + 20/3 B + 20/3 C | 20/3 A + 20/3 B + 20/3 C | 20/3 A + 20/3 B + 20/3 C | Divide equally between all 3 JARs |
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