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Elevator Ride Resolution (Posted on 2023-01-28) Difficulty: 2 of 5
• Mr. Salazar weighs 250 pounds.
• Ms. Karstens weighs 100 pounds.
• Mr. Roth weighs 150 pounds.
• The elevator they need to ride only holds 300 pounds.
• They must all get to the top floor of the building.
• There must be an operator in the elevator at all times.

How do they do it?

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)

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Solution Solution Comment 1 of 1
Only K and R can ride together.
lower case = ground floor
Upper Case = Top Floor
nnn = weight on elevator

krs  000 start
KRs  250 K and R go up.
kRs  100 K comes down. (or alternatively R)
kRS  250 S goes up.
krS  150 R comes down.  (or alternatively K)
KRS  250 K and R go up.



  Posted by Larry on 2023-01-28 09:07:55
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