If I have an 11 cup container and a 7 cup container with no marking and free water supply how do I get 2 cups in one container

Question

How do I end up with 2 cups in one container without measurements

Answer 1

11 cup     7 cup

______   ______

 

fill the 11

11           0

fill the 7 from the 11

4             7

empty the 7

4              0

fill the 7 from the 11

0              4

fill the 11

11            4

fill the 7 from the 11

8              7

empty the 7

8              0

fill the 7 from the 11

1              7

empty the 7

1              0

fill the 7 from the 11

0              1

fill the 11

11             1

fill the 7 from the 11

5               7

empty the 7

5               0

fill the 7 from the 11

0               5

fill the 11

11             5

fill the 7 from the 11

9               7

empty the 7

9               0

fill the 7 from the 11

2               7

you have 2 cups in the 11 cup container

I'm sure there is a shorter way. Maybe with this you can see a shorter way. There are probably many ways to do this and this was just trial and error.