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Brewery

beer kegs

A local brewery has sixty kegs of beer.
Twenty are full.
Twenty are half full.
Twenty are empty.
The kegs must be carried to an adjacent room by three employees.
Question:
How does the brewmaster divide this task allowing each person to carry the same number of kegs and the same amount of weight?

Answer:
Each person carries 20 kegs
1st person carries 20 half full kegs
2nd person carries 10 full kegs and 10 empty kegs
3rd person carries 10 full kegs and 10 empty kegs.

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