can you solve this....crossing the river?

Question

Two boys and a man need to cross a river. They can only use the canoe. It will hold only the man OR the two boys' weight. How can they all get across safely?

Answer 1

The two boys go across, then one boy brings the canoe back. Then the man goes over, and the other boy brings the canoe back. then the two boys cross again.

Answer 2

2 boys go first & drop off one boy
1 boy goes back for the man
they tie a long rope that will stretch across the river onto the boat & the man holds onto the end of it
& the boy goes across the river
& then the man drags back the boat & whammy he can cross the river
but where does the rope come from lol
or if the river is real narrow the canoe can be pushed across

Answer 3

two boys cross first.
one boy return with the canoe.
the man cross the river.
the boy return with the canoe living the man across the river.
two boys cross the river.

Answer 4

The two boys go across. One of them get out. The other one goes back. He gets out and the man gets in. He goes across. Then the man gets out and the other boy gets in and goes across. Then the boy that was left gets in and now they both go across together.

Answer 5

Two boys cross, one comes back,man goes across, one boy comes back,then both boys cross....

Answer 6

Two boys cross.....one brings the canoe back...man crosses.... boy on other side brings canoe back......both boys cross......

Answer 7

2 boys row over 1 rows back man rows over boy rows back 2 boys row over

Answer 8

2 boys go across.............1 comes back............. the man goes to the other side...........the second boy drives back.... now both of them go to the other side

Answer 9

the answer has been given