Fat travelers: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Oscarlevin (talk | contribs) Created page with 'Another nice crossing puzzle, as seen at Maths is Fun. == Puzzle == Four travelers (Al, Bob, Chris, and Zoe) come to a river and find an old boat, with a sign reading "Weight l...' |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
Four travelers (Al, Bob, Chris, and Zoe) come to a river and find an old boat, with a sign reading "Weight limit: 300 lbs!" Unfortunately, Al weighs 270 lbs, Bob weighs 230 lbs, Chris weighs 180 lbs and Zoe weighs 120 lbs (as she is only 10). They also have 50 lbs of supplies. How can the fat travelers cross the river without sinking the boat? | Four travelers (Al, Bob, Chris, and Zoe) come to a river and find an old boat, with a sign reading "Weight limit: 300 lbs!" Unfortunately, Al weighs 270 lbs, Bob weighs 230 lbs, Chris weighs 180 lbs and Zoe weighs 120 lbs (as she is only 10). They also have 50 lbs of supplies. How can the fat travelers cross the river without sinking the boat? | ||
{{Needs answer}} | |||
{{Needs solution}} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Current revision as of 13:36, 16 March 2013
Another nice crossing puzzle, as seen at Maths is Fun.
Puzzle
Four travelers (Al, Bob, Chris, and Zoe) come to a river and find an old boat, with a sign reading "Weight limit: 300 lbs!" Unfortunately, Al weighs 270 lbs, Bob weighs 230 lbs, Chris weighs 180 lbs and Zoe weighs 120 lbs (as she is only 10). They also have 50 lbs of supplies. How can the fat travelers cross the river without sinking the boat?
References
Maths is Fun - math and logic puzzles appropriate for math education.