There is a cow, a coyote and a bale of hay on one island. You have a boat to get to another island. How would you get each item to the other island without them leaving them alone with an item that will eat them. For instance, the cow will eat the hay if left alone with it, and the coyote will eat the cow if left alone with it. Do you know the answer?
2006-06-06 09:26:13 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Take the cow first, leaving the coyote and bale of hay.
Come back, take hay across.
Take cow back.
Take coyote across. Coyote and hay again.
Come back alone.
Get cow and take it to opposite shore. Ta-da!
2006-06-06 09:31:37 · answer #1 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take the cow because the coyote won't eat the hay. Come back for the coyote. Take the Coyote across. Take the cow back. Take the hay. The coyote will be on the far side with the hay. Go back for the cow. Your're done.
2006-06-13 07:59:45 · answer #2 · answered by bulldog5667 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you take the cow across, because the coyote won't eat the hay. Then you take the bail of hay across, but you take the cow back. So you are left with you the cow and the coyote on the first side and the bail of hay on the other. Then you take the coyote across and finally go back and get the cow and you've made it across with no casualties!!
2006-06-06 09:45:43 · answer #3 · answered by Arielh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cows eat hay? Why would you have a pet Cayote?
I guess you take the cow with you first and ask it what's wrong with grass, leave it on the other side to consider its answer. Pick up the Hay and take it to the other side but this time bring the cow with you, drop the cow in the first place and then pick up the coyote and ask yourself why you have a pet coyote drop it in the second place and go pick up your cow.
2006-06-06 09:33:27 · answer #4 · answered by Ajescent 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, you take the cow to the side B and leave it.
Then you take the bale of hay to the side B; leave the hay but bring the cow back with you.
Once back on side A, you leave the cow, but load up the coyote and take it to side B and leave it.
Go back to side A and retrieve the cow and take it to side B and you are all set.
2006-06-06 09:34:17 · answer #5 · answered by shannon_plus_5 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never knew coyotes can eat a cow. They usually go for jackrabbits around where I live. They are not large or powerful enough to take down a cow.
2006-06-06 11:04:21 · answer #6 · answered by M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take cow to second island. Go back for hay. Leave hay on second island and return with cow to first island. Leave cow on first lsland and take coyote to second island and leave with hay. Return and take cow back to second island.
2006-06-13 08:35:26 · answer #7 · answered by James C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too easy. You take cow to other side - go back and get coyote - take coyote to other side, take cow back with you to orginal side, get rid of cow and get bale of hay, take bale of hay to other side and drop off. Go back and get cow.
2006-06-13 07:57:41 · answer #8 · answered by altopass1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first bring the cow across the river and leave him there, than go bak, than bring the bale of hay across the river and grab the cow and go bak to the other side, than leave the cow and bring the cayote and go across, drop the coyote and go bak, get the cow, bring him back and u have all 3 on the other side
2006-06-06 12:33:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-06 10:44:12 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋