Professor Layton and the Curious Village: Puzzle 078 Answer

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Where to find Puzzle 078?

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Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 078 - Water Pitchers Location

Puzzle 078 is found by speaking to Crouton in the Restaurant during Chapter 5.

How many picarats is Puzzle 078 worth?

Puzzle 078 is worth 60 picarats.

How to solve Puzzle 078?

For puzzle 078, you’ll need to split 16 quarts of water evenly into two eight-quart pitchers.

Puzzle overview for Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 078 - Water Pitchers

You have one 16-quart pitcher full of water, one empty nine-quart pitcher, and one empty seven-quart pitcher.

Using nothing but these three pitchers, can you divide the water evenly so that the 16- and nine-quart pitchers are each holding exactly eight quarts of water?

You’ll still be doing the same here as you did for Puzzle 23 – Juice Pitchers. As soon as you can make a pitcher with one quart in, you know you’re on the right lines.

What are the hints for Puzzle 078?

Hint 1

That’s right, it’s time for another good, old-fashioned pitcher puzzle. This time around, the shortest solution requires 15 moves.

As always, don’t try shifting the liquid back and forth aimlessly. One tip that can make this process easier is to focus on the discrepancy between how much each pitcher can hold.

Other than that, just do what you’ve been doing all along on these puzzles, and you’ll come out on top.

Hint 2

After you move a larger pitcher filled with water to a smaller pitcher, some water will remain in the larger pitcher. Pay attention to this leftover amount.

Think about how you can use this leftover water in your pours to reach an answer.

Hint 3

Once you’ve made it this far, you’re only four more moves away from the solution.

Puzzle 078 Answer

Step 1:

Move the contents from the 16-quarts into the empty nine-quarts.

Step 2:

Move the contents from the nine-quarts into the empty seven-quarts.

Step 3:

Move the content of the seven-quarts back into the 16-quarts.

Step 4:

Move the contents of the nine-quarts into the seven-quarts.

Step 5:

Move the contents of the 16-quarts into the nine-quarts.

Step 6:

Move the contents of the nine-quarts into the seven-quarts.

Step 7:

Move the contents of the seven-quarts into the 16-quarts.

Step 8:

Move the contents of the nine-quarts into the seven-quarts.

Step 9:

Move the contents of the 16-quarts into the nine-quarts.

Step 10:

Move the contents of the seven-quarts into the nine-quarts.

Step 11:

Move the contents of the seven-quarts into the 16-quarts.

Step 12:

Move the contents of the nine-quarts into the seven-quarts.

Step 13:

Move the contents of the 16-quarts into the nine-quarts.

Step 14:

Move the contents of the nine-quarts into the seven-quarts.

Step 15:

Move the contents of the seven-quarts into the 16-quarts to finish the puzzle.

Answer screen for Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 078 - Water Pitchers

For completing puzzle 078, you’ll receive a Flower Bouquet for the inn section in the menu.

Receiving the Flower Bouquet for solving Puzzle 078 - Water Pitchers

The Flower Bouquet should go to the Professor.

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Where to find Puzzle 078?

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Puzzle 078 is found by speaking to Crouton in the Restaurant during Chapter 5.

How many picarats is Puzzle 078 worth?

Puzzle 078 is worth 60 picarats.

How to solve Puzzle 078?

For puzzle 078, you’ll need to split 16 litres of water evenly into two 8-litre pitchers.

You have one 16 litre pitcher full of water, one empty 9 litre pitcher, and one empty 7 litre pitcher.

Using nothing but these three pitchers, can you divide the water evenly so that the 16 and 9 litre pitchers are each holding exactly 8 litres of water?

You’ll still be doing the same here as you did for Puzzle 23 – Juice Pitchers. As soon as you can make a pitcher with one litre in, you know you’re on the right lines.

What are the hints for Puzzle 078?

Hint 1

That’s right, it’s time for another good, old-fashioned pitcher puzzle. This time around, the shortest solution requires 15 moves.

As always, don’t try shifting the liquid back and forth aimlessly. One tip that can make this process easier is to focus on the discrepancy between how much each pitcher can hold.

Other than that, just do what you’ve been doing all along on these puzzles, and you’ll come out on top.

Hint 2

After you move a larger pitcher filled with water to a smaller pitcher, some water will remain in the larger pitcher. Pay attention to this leftover amount.

Think about how you can use this leftover water to reach the solution.