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You have been given two cans with capacities 9 and 5 liters respectively. There is no graduation marks on the cans nor is eye estimation possible. How can you collect 3 litres of water from a tap? ( you are allowed to pour out water from the can). If the cans had capacities 8 and 6 litres respectively, could you collect 5 liters?

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