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[thoughtfulfellow]

Spoiler for but

If it's the baby, doesn't that present a problem because the baby has to travel with a family member?

Edit: typo.

Spoiler for YES!

That is the exact problem I was trying to get around. I also note the implication that the sum should be exactly $33. To me this suggests that the a daughter makes extra trip back to her original side but somehow a baby makes an extra trip also. I haven't given up looking for a solution, just wonder what I am missing. Wolfgang does offer challenging puzzles!

[princecharmthings]

Ok guys I could get the solution with a spend of $32
Consider the families as denoted by their first letters as follows : Side1 (f, m, s, d, b) and Side2 (f', m', s', d' b')

Here is the sequence to follow :
1) s,d,b moves from Side1 to Side 2
Cost incurred = $6

2) s', d', b' moves from Side2 to Side1
Cost incurred = $6

3) f, m, b' moves from Side1 to Side 2
Cost incurred = $10

4) f', m' , b' moves from Side2 to Side1
Cost incurred = $10

Total cost incurred = $ 6+6+10+10 = $32

Spoiler for how this one could work

the 2 families are related...say the mothers are sisters, hence they have different names, etc.
That way, the baby could travel back and forth with "a family member!" i.e. Aunt, Uncle, Cousins!
Otherwise, I see no way that the puzzle can be solved with the rules stated for under $34.00!

[= W =]

Spoiler for how this one could work

the 2 families are related...say the mothers are sisters, hence they have different names, etc.
That way, the baby could travel back and forth with "a family member!" i.e. Aunt, Uncle, Cousins!
Otherwise, I see no way that the puzzle can be solved with the rules stated for under $34.00!

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...also the boat driver can be a member of a family - a brother or father of any of the parents, which makes him an uncle or grandfather of the baby.

[Smith]

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...also the boat driver can be a member of a family - a brother or father of any of the parents, which makes him an uncle or grandfather of the baby.

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And to take the concept one step farther, the Captain of the boat could MARRY the son of one family to the daughter of the other so that a baby could travel with an aunt or uncle.

[Arjit Saraswat]

Spoiler for solution

let the members be F1,M1,S1,D1,B1 & F2,M2,S2,D2,B2
1) F1,M1,S1 5+4+3=12
2) F2,M2,B2 5+4+1=10
3) D1,B1,B2 2+1+1=4
4) S2,D2,B2 3+2+1=6
total money used 12+10+4+6=32$ , 1$ remaaining

[mewminator]

Spoiler for solution

let the members be F1,M1,S1,D1,B1 & F2,M2,S2,D2,B2
1) F1,M1,S1 5+4+3=12
2) F2,M2,B2 5+4+1=10
3) D1,B1,B2 2+1+1=4
4) S2,D2,B2 3+2+1=6
total money used 12+10+4+6=32$ , 1$ remaaining

sorry, the baby can only go with a member of HIS family

[donjar]

Who said that the driver was male?

[hhh3]

can i ask one thing?? is there a limit in max no. of persons that can travel in the boat at a time mentioned?? only the minimum is mentioned... so one family can go together. costs only 15... hi hi.. prob solved

[Roshan Subedi]

ORGI ANSWER CHAI KAHA PAINCHA NI?, WHERE CAN I GET ANSWER OF THIS QUESTION?

[thoughtfulfellow]

can i ask one thing?? is there a limit in max no. of persons that can travel in the boat at a time mentioned?? only the minimum is mentioned... so one family can go together. costs only 15... hi hi.. prob solved

But from wolgang's post (post #16), he says ----

The total sum is 33$ for the both two families( i.e.the money ,33$,are devided between them,...somehow...)
The boats driver must be always on his boat.
The boat can take only four persons each time( no more and no less),i.e.the boat driver and exactly three persons.
Each baby must be accompanied with ,at least,one person of his own family.

Edited by thoughtfulfellow, 16 January 2012 - 02:03 PM.