There are 8 people that need to cross a river. The water is too deep and fast to walk or swim across, and the only transportation device available is a raft. The raft can only be operated by adults, cannot float across the river on its own, and can carry at most two people.

The 8 people are a juvenile delinquent, her jailer, and a dysfunctional family of six: mother, father, two sons, and two daughters. To be clear, the only adults are the jailer, the mother, and the father.

Unfortunately some people fight with each other:

The juvenile delinquent will fight with anybody if her jailer is not present.

The father fights with either daughter if the mother is not present to mediate.

The mother fights with either son if the father is not present to mediate.

How can these 8 people cross the river without any fights? How many trips on the raft did it take?

For a fun way to test out your theories, click here and then click on the blue circle.

1.Take the juvenile delinquent(JD) and the jailer to the other side.

2.THen take the jailer back.

3.Take the jailer to the other side with a daughter.

4.Take the jailer and JD back.

5.Take the mother and the other daughter to the other side.

6.Take the mother back.

7.Bring the mom and dad to the other side.

8.Take dad back.

9.Take JD and jailer to the other side.

10.Take mom back.

11.Bring mom and dad to other side.

12.Bring dad back.

13.Bring dad and son to other side.

14.Take JD and jailer back.

15.Bring jailer and other son to other side.

16.Take jailer back.

17.TAke jailer to other side with JD.

Total moves:17. (the winning screen looked funny!)

Posted by YO MAMA on 2005-11-11 21:05:34