Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/298 - The Stolen Balsam/Solution 2

by : $298$

 * The Stolen Balsam

Solution
A solution using only $5$ transactions is as follows:


 * $\begin {array} {r|cccc}

& \mathrm {oz.} & \mathrm {oz.} & \mathrm {oz.} & \mathrm {oz.} \\ \hline \text {The vessels can hold}       & 24 & 13 & 11 &  5 \\ \text {Their contents at the start} & 24 & 0 &  0 &  0 \\ \text {Make their contents}        &  8 &  0 & 11 &  5 \\ \text {Then}                       &  8 & 11 &  0 &  5 \\ \text {Then}                       &  8 & 13 &  3 &  0 \\ \text {Then}                       &  8 &  8 &  3 &  5 \\ \text {Then}                       &  8 &  8 &  8 &  0 \\ \end {array}$