Problems to Sharpen the Young

Azimuth 2025-01-06

Summary:

  A farmer with a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage must cross a river by boat. The boat can carry only the farmer and a single item. If left unattended together, the wolf would eat the goat, or the goat would eat the cabbage. How can they cross the river without anything being eaten? […]

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https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2025/01/06/problems-to-sharpen-the-young/

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Authors:

John Baez

Date tagged:

01/06/2025, 08:29

Date published:

01/06/2025, 07:00