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Missionaries and Cannibals (Posted on 2005-05-29)

Three missionaries and three cannibals are on one side of the river, wanting to get across.

Unfortunately, the only boat available can hold a maximum of two people. The missionaries, wanting to stay safe, can never be on a side with more cannibals than missionaries (even for a moment!). The boat cannot travel under its own power, so there must be at least one person on board for it to cross.

How can the missionaries get safely across?

See The Solution Submitted by Damion warren

Rating: 3.0000 (8 votes)

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Solution	K Sengupta	2022-02-26 23:35:06
Possible Solution	broll	2020-11-12 05:19:39
solution belated	salil	2006-02-20 05:49:20
Soln	Piyush	2005-05-31 15:48:16
No Subject	Steph	2005-05-31 14:33:48
Solution	srinath reddy	2005-05-31 06:05:10
Solution(with several assumptions)	bj hailsatan	2005-05-30 02:56:35
Handcuffs still useful	Steve Herman	2005-05-30 01:34:43
Full Solution	Charley	2005-05-29 15:29:55
No Subject	armando	2005-05-29 14:41:09
A little hint	Charley	2005-05-29 12:48:58
Spoiler (without handcuffs...)	Sam	2005-05-29 12:05:58
Spoiler	Steve Herman	2005-05-29 11:25:50

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