Re: General: Puzzle

[Frances Maye <JoyTBear@COMCAST.NET>]

River Crossing Problems
There have been many variations of the classic river crossing problem,
which may go back to ancient Greece. The simplest is the Fox, Goat, and
the Cabbage.
A farmer has a fox, a goat, and a cabbage. He wants to cross a river
but his boat will hold only one item besides himself. He cannot leave
the fox with the goat or the goat with the cabbage. How can he get all
three across the river?
Take the goat first, leaving the fox with the cabbage. Row back and
pick up the fox. Take the fox across and bring the goat back. Leave the
goat and take the cabbage across. Row back and pick up the goat.

I found this one at this web
site.http://www.icdc.com/~samba/marlright/oldies.htm

Fran Maye
Graduate Student
Mew Jersey City University



----- Original Message -----
From: Brenda Strack <brstrack@CHARTER.NET>
Date: Saturday, May 24, 2003 10:40 am
Subject: General: Puzzle

> Hi! Does anyone remember the puzzle about safely crossing a river
> with a
> goat, and some other animals without "losing" any?  I can't find
> it in my
> puzzle books.=0D
> =0D
> Thanks,=0D
> =0D
> Brenda Strack=0D
> Media Specialist=0D
> Franklin Elem=0D
> Rochester, MN=0D
> brstrack@rochester.k12.mn.us
>
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