Sequential thinking (linear thinking) is a way of thinking that involves breaking down a problem into a series of steps and then following a logical progression to reach a solution
People with strong sequential reasoning skills can:
- Automatically organize large amounts of information
- Add, sort, store, and retrieve information easily
- Often don’t feel the need to write down ideas
For this sum, you need to transfer water from one bucket to another in a series of steps, till you end up with a bucket with 4L of water.
You cannot throw away water. You start with 8L of water. You cant add more.
I have given the first 2 steps
Step 1: Fill the 8L bucket with water fully
Bucket 1 – 8L Bucket 2- 0L Bucket 3- 0L
Step 2: Transfer the water from bucket 1 to bucket 2
So bucket 1 will have 3L and bucket will have 5L
Bucket 1 – 3L Bucket 2- 5L Bucket 3- 0L
Step 3:
Transfer the water from bucket 2 to bucket 3.
Bucket 1 – 3L Bucket 2- 2L Bucket 3- 3L
Step 4:
Transfer the water from bucket 3 to bucket 1.
Bucket 1 – 6L Bucket 2- 2L Bucket 3- 0L
Step 5:
Transfer the water from bucket 2 to bucket 3.
Bucket 1 – 6L Bucket 2- 0L Bucket 3- 2L
Step 6:
Transfer the water from bucket 1 to bucket 2.
Bucket 1 – 1L Bucket 2- 5L Bucket 3- 2L
Step 7:
Transfer the water from bucket 2 to bucket 3.
Bucket 1 – 1L Bucket 2- 4L Bucket 3- 3L
Now we have bucket 2 with 4L. I got it 7 steps. Can you do it in lesser number of steps.
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