ok they all have 2 get across the river the raft only holds 2 @ a time, the dad cannot be left alone wit the daughters,the mom cant be left alone with boys, the thief has 2 stay wit the cop bcuz he cant be left alone with no1 bcuz he'll kill every, only the mom & dad & cop can work the raft, do u have the answer 4 this conundrum? ty
2006-09-23 11:15:49 · 3 answers · asked by vendettatgr 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Mom takes one daughter over and comes back.
Then Mom takes another daughter and comes back.
Then Dad takes over Mom and comes back.
Then the thief and the cop go over together.
Mom comes back.
Then Dad takes Mom back and comes back.
Then he gets one son and comes back.
Then the other one and comes back.
Gosh that was a hard one.
2006-09-23 11:41:03 · answer #1 · answered by Turtle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cop takes the thief over. Mom, Dad, Boys, Girls left.
Cop comes back. Thief is alone. Mom, Dad, Boys, Girls, Cop.
Mom takes Cop over. Cop with thief. Dad, Boys, Girls.
Mom comes back. Dad, Mom, Boys, Girls.
Mom takes daughter 1 over. Thief, cop, daughter 1. Dad, Boys, Girl 2.
Mom comes back.
Dad takes Son 1 over. Mom, Boy 2, Girl 2. Cop, Thief, Son 1, Daughter 1, Dad.
Dad comes back.
Mom takes Daughter 2 over.
Mom comes back.
Dad takes son 2 over.
Dad comes back.
Mom and Dad go over last.
2006-09-23 16:27:07 · answer #2 · answered by Protagonist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, no, I don't have the answer, but it sounds oddly plausible :)
2006-09-23 11:25:00 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋