In the image above, you see a young shepherd, a wolf and 2 sheep. This team comes to a riverside and finds a small boat that can only carry 2 people on the river. It means man can take just one animal with himself. So, what should the young man do? How will he get everyone across the river without leaving the wolf and the sheep alone?
ANSWER:
- Since the boat’s capacity is 2 people, the shepherd first takes the wolf, takes it across the river and puts it down. Then he gets back on the boat and returns alone to the shore where the sheep are.
- The shepherd who comes to the sheep takes one sheep on the boat and goes to the wolf, that is, across the river. The shepherd across the river brings down the sheep, picks up the wolf and turns back.
- He puts down wolf and takes sheep and accross the river. And puts sheep near another one and turns back to take wolf this time.
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