Brain Bender - Water Jugs Activity

Optional - a 1, 3, and 5 gallon jugs and a hose.

Easier: You have 3 full jugs that hold 1, 3, and 5 gallons of water.
Task 1: Give me a container holding exactly 2 gallons of water.
Task 2: Give me a container holding exactly 4 gallons of water.

More Difficult: You have 3 full jugs that hold 3, 5, and 8 gallons of water.
Task 1: Give me a container holding exactly 4 gallons of water.
Task 2: Give me a container holding exactly, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 gallons - can you figure out how to solve each one?