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(Message started by: william wu on Jan 1^st, 2003, 2:58pm)

Title: Dog, Chicken, Rice
Post by william wu on Jan 1^st, 2003, 2:58pm

A farmer returning home from the market must get across the river and return home with his three purchases, a dog, a chicken and a bag of rice. However, He must take them in his boat. He must have one item with him on his boat at all times. He cannot leave the dog alone with the chicken because the dog will eat the chicken, and he cannot leave the chicken alone with the bag of grain because the chicken will eat the bag of grain. How does he get all three of his purchases back home safely?

Title: Re: Dog, Chicken, Rice
Post by BNC on Jan 1^st, 2003, 11:51pm

That's probably one of the all-time classics!

<== Hey, I'm now a junior member. On to full membership!

Title: Re: Dog, Chicken, Rice
Post by towr on Jan 2^nd, 2003, 1:02am

on 01/01/03 at 14:58:06, william wu wrote:

He must have one item with him on his boat at all times

I think this should be, "He can't have more than one item with him on the boat at all times". Otherwise the problem can't be solved.. (unless there is allready an item on the far side of the river he could take back once he dropped somethign off)

Title: Re: Dog, Chicken, Rice
Post by Cyrus on Jan 2^nd, 2003, 8:20am

on 01/01/03 at 23:51:53, BNC wrote:

That's probably one of the all-time classics!

This MUST be an all time classic, because even I've heard it before. :)

BNC - I'm jealous of your Junior Member status, maybe one day I'll make it there too. Maybe THEN it'll mean my problem solving skills have improved.

Title: Re: Dog, Chicken, Rice
Post by gavin on Jan 4^th, 2003, 8:59pm

bring the chicken across, put it there,go back,bring the rice across,put it there, take the chicken, go back, put the chicken there, bring the dog across, put it there, go back bring the chicken across n go home ;D

Title: Re: Dog, Chicken, Rice
Post by i_m_n_idiot on Jan 4^th, 2003, 9:01pm

hey im gavin i juz registered
my anws:
bring the chicken across, put it there,go back,bring the rice across,put it there, take the chicken, go back, put the chicken there, bring the dog across, put it there, go back bring the chicken across n go home

Title: Re: Dog, Chicken, Rice
Post by william wu on Jan 19^th, 2003, 1:05am

on 01/02/03 at 01:02:59, towr wrote:

Whoops. Sorry ... correcting it now.