There cannot be the same amount of water in the wine and wine in the water. Say your bottles are 80oz each. And the cup used to transfer the liquid is 8oz. When you transfer the water to the wine you would then have a ratio of 8:1, wine to water. When you re transfer it your cup would have approximately 7 oz of wine and 1 oz of water. So therefore, you put 8 oz of water into the wine but only bring back 7oz of wine plus some water, The is a flaw in your solution.
@weedsforfags When you have 8oz in 80oz, the ratio is 10:1, not 8:1. Besides, after I transfer the water in the wine, I have 88oz of liquid, not 80 any more. The ratio becames 11:1.
is more water in wine that wine in water
Popleanta01 2 weeks ago
have you got the big book of brain-teasers and games of logic? I have it myself (in Dutch though) and this is the first riddle of the book.
Thejordlord23 5 months ago
@Thejordlord23 This puzzle has many variations and has been mentionned by Martin Gardner.
TyYann 5 months ago
There cannot be the same amount of water in the wine and wine in the water. Say your bottles are 80oz each. And the cup used to transfer the liquid is 8oz. When you transfer the water to the wine you would then have a ratio of 8:1, wine to water. When you re transfer it your cup would have approximately 7 oz of wine and 1 oz of water. So therefore, you put 8 oz of water into the wine but only bring back 7oz of wine plus some water, The is a flaw in your solution.
weedsforfags 11 months ago
@weedsforfags When you have 8oz in 80oz, the ratio is 10:1, not 8:1. Besides, after I transfer the water in the wine, I have 88oz of liquid, not 80 any more. The ratio becames 11:1.
TyYann 11 months ago