IF u can solve this riddle, you are a genius?

Question

there are three female cannibals and with them, their 3 kids. We'll call them Cannibal A,kid A; cannibal B, kid B; cannibal C, kid C. They' re tryna cross a river but their boat can only take 2 at a time. Mothers cannot eat their own kid but they'll feast on another's kid, if she wasn't present. How will they get across the river? I'll post the answer after a couple of days. Good for people who like to analyze stuff.. remember, the boat can only fit 2 people at a time and if a mother leaves her child, the other mothers will eat him. Also, the kids aren't cannibals yet so they can't try to eat one another......well, goodluck

lol...well, the cannibals are not pregnant, the mothers cannot eat each other, and when 2 people go in the boat to point b, one has to bring it back to point a. complicated uhn? i know

if it was as easy as team a crosses, then team b crosses, then team c crosses, then it wud not be a riddle. one person has to come back with the boat...ya dig...lol...make u think uhn

remember, a child cannot leave his mom and go to the other side where other adults r. he'll get killed.

remember, d mother will not let her kid go with another mother cos he'll get eaten
HINT: the kids do most of d work

Some people actually got very close to solving it...well here is d answer
Cannibal A and kid a
Cannibal B and kid b
Cannibal C and kid c
shore 1 --------------------------------shore 2

a and b ----------------> shore 2
a -------------------------> shore 1
a and c ----------------> shore 2
a--------------------------> shore 1
B and C ---------------> shore 2
B and b ----------------> shore 1
B and A ---------------> shore 2
c -------------------------> shore 1
a and b ----------------> shore 2
a -------------------------> shore 1
a and c ----------------> shore 2

Answer 1

there will be three trips b-cuz 3 of the kids will be eaten by each of the the different mothers.....3 trips = 6 ppl -2 kid per each cannibal...actually this is a complex question it could be 4 trips or five depending

Answer 2

Kid A & Kid B went across. Kid B came back alone, fetch Kid C across. Then Kid B came back again. Cannibal A & C cross over leaving Cannibal B & Kid B together. The Kid C came back to fetch Kid B across. As soon as Kid C alight at the other side, Kid B immediately came back to fetch Cannibal B across.

Yes?

Answer 3

Tie a rope to the boat. Send each mom & kid across together then pull the boat back with the rope for the next pair.

Seriously, here's my graphic solution:

1) Aa Bb Cc ~ : ab>
2) A B Cc ~ ab : 3) Aa B Cc ~ b : ac>
4) B A C ~ abc : 4) Bb A C ~ ac : AC>
5) Bb ~ Aa Cc : 6) Bb Cc ~ Aa : BC>
7) bc ~ Aa B C : 8) abc ~ A B C : bc>
9) a ~ A Bb Cc : 10) ca ~ A Bb C : ca>
11) ~ Aa Bb Cc

Whew!

It's a bit like Gurdjieff's goat, wolf and cabbage puzzle. Same scenario, one boat that only holds two, all must cross (plus their human owners). Goat will eat cabbage, wolf will eat goat if left alone.

Answer 4

Cannibals are Aa, Bb, Cc

1st trip: Aa , A comes back
2nd trip: bc, a comes back
3rd trip:BC, Bb come back
4th trip: AB, c comes back
This leaves abc on one bank and ABC on the other. The kids can then go over in another two trips :ab, with a returning and finally ac going over.

WHEW !

Answer 5

Cannibal A and Kid A cross, then Cannibal B and Kid B cross, then Cannibal C and Kid C cross. This is easy.

Answer 6

First trip Cannibal Mother A and Kid A

Second trip Cannibal Mother B and Kid B

Third trip Cannibal Mother C and Kid C

The question is do cannibals eat each other from the same tribe or group? I don't think so.....will be awaiting your response!!!

Answer 7

ok so kid a and b go over. then kid A comes back and takes kid C over. Kid C comes back , and mother a and b get in the boat, leaving Kid C and mother C on the first side. Mother A and B get out at the far bank, and kid b then picks up mother c, who returns to pick up her child.

Answer 8

Cannibal A goes across with kid A
kid A goes back and brings kid b
cannibal A goes back and brings Cannibal B
kid a goes back and brings kid C
kid C ges back and brings cannibal C

Answer 9

First Kid A goes with Mom A

Kid A takes the boat back

Kid A and Kid B cross

Kid B goes back

Kid B crosses with Mom B

Kid B goes back

Kid B crosses with Kid C

Kid C goes back

Kid C crosses with Mom C

Answer 10

First cannibal A and kid A cross, then cannibal B and kid B cross, then finally cannibal C and kid C cross.

P.S. nice question