Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Solve.

There are 4 women who want to cross a bridge.
They all begin on the same side.
You have 17 minutes to get all of them across to the other side.
It is night.
There is one flashlight.
A maximum of two people can cross at one time.
Any party who crosses, either 1 or 2 people, must have the flashlight with them.
The flashlight must be walked back and forth, it cannot be thrown, etc.
Each woman walks at a different speed.
A pair must walk together at the rate of the slower woman's pace.

Woman 1: 1 minute to cross
Woman 2: 2 minutes to cross
Woman 3: 5 minutes to cross
Woman 4: 10 minutes to cross

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