You have three small poles and five hoops - XS, S, M, L, XL (as in extra small, small, medium, large and extra large). They are placed on pole 1 in order, with largest at the bottom.

You can move one hoop at a time, and the hoops you are not moving have to be on a pole. You also cannot place a hoop on top of a smaller one. How can you move the hoops so that they are in the same order as they are now, but on pole 3?

Follow this order:

place the XS ring on pole 3
place the S ring on pole 2
place the XS ring on top of the S ring
place the M ring on pole 3
place the XS ring on pole 1
place the S ring on top of the M ring
place the XS ring on top of the S ring
place the L ring on pole 2
place the XS ring on pole 2
place the S ring on pole 1
place the XS ring on pole 1
place the M ring on pole 2
place the XS ring on pole 3
place the S ring on pole 2
place the XS ring on pole 2
place the XL ring on pole 3
place the XS ring on pole 1
place the S ring on pole 3
place the XS ring on pole 3
place the M ring on pole 1
place the XS ring on pole 2
place the S ring on pole 1
place the XS ring on pole 1
place the L ring on pole 3
place the XS ring on pole 3
place the S ring on pole 2
place the XS ring on pole 2
place the M ring on pole 3
place the XS ring on pole 1
place the S ring on pole 3
place the XS ring on pole 3

That places the rings in order on pole 3

Posted by Ryan on 2003-09-08 02:28:36