rookie1ja Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Family - Back to the River Crossing Puzzles Parents with two children - a son and a daughter - came to a wide river. There was no bridge there. The only way to get to the other side was to ask a fisherman if he could lend them his boat. However, the boat could carry only one adult or two children. How does the family get to the other side and return the boat to the fisherman? This old topic is locked since it was answered many times. You can check solution in the Spoiler below. Pls visit New Puzzles section to see always fresh brain teasers. Family - solution First go the children. Son comes back, and father goes on the other side to his daughter. Then daughter goes back to pick her brother up and they both go to the other side to the father. Son comes back to give the boat to mother who goes to the other side (to father and daughter). Daughter jumps in and goes to her brother so they can both return to their parents. Daughter gets off and son gives the boat back on the first side of the river to the fisherman, who goes on the other side. There the daughter jumps in and goes to her brother to take him back to parents where she (where the whole family meets at last) returns the boat to the fisherman. The boat crossed the river 13 times. Adult parents with two little children - a son and a daughter - came to a wide river. There was no bridge there. The only way to get to the other side was to ask an adult fisherman if he could lend them his boat. However, the boat could carry only one adult or two children. How does the family get to the other side and return the boat to the fisherman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 yea that was good but isn't the fisherman an adult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 yea that was good but isn't the fisherman an adult It doesn't say he is an adult. he could still be a child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 It doesn't matter if he's a child. The solution acts like he's an adult; if he was a child you could just skip two steps. At one point, the family is on one side of the river with the boat and the fisherman is on the other side of the river. Now, the son takes the boat back to the fisherman and gets off. The fisherman leaves the son and crosses the river. The fisherman gets out and the daughter gets in. The daughter crosses the river, the son gets in with her, and they return to the far side. At this point, everybody is on the far side with the boat, so the fisherman takes his boat and leaves the family all standing on the far side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Why didn't they all just swim across in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Why didn't they all just swim across in the first place? lol, no point in being a logic puzzle then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 the fisherman is an adult cause it says, fisherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 ha it sure wud have been a lot quicker for them all to just swim and left the fishermans boat alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Why didn't the fisherman just take them over one at a time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Yeah. the fishermen should have takin them over one at a time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 I don't know about you, but I'm not letting my "little" children row across a river all by themselves! I'll be swimming, with them in the boat, and take them across. Then, I'll go back and let my hubby swim, while I go across. Then, hubby can take the boat back to fisherman, while hubby swims across again. Whew! Three times across the river! And the parents are wet. A heck of a lot better than 13, right!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Boy and Girl cross One comes back (lets say Boy) Mom goes over Girl comes back Boy and Girl go over Boy comes back Dad goes over Girl comes back Boy and Girl go over Boy comes back Fisherman goes over Girl comes back Boy and girl go over and give fisherman his boat Fisherman goes on his merry way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 2 kids cross, one brings the boat back, one parent crosses, the other kid brings the boat back, both kids cross again, one kid brings the boat back, other parent crosses, the other kid brings the boat back, both kids cross again, one kid brings the boat back, the fisherman crosses, the other kid brings the boat back, both kids cross again. the fisher man is on the side where the kids and parents are. he can take the boat. total trips 11. Easy stuff, come up with something difficult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Yeah. the fishermen should have takin them over one at a time Well, it did say the boat could hold only one adult, meaning no others - not even a kid - could fit. If you ask me, that's a ridiculously small "boat". I prefer the 2 cannibals 3 missionaries puzzle. It's got drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 that was easy to me! I love these puzzles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Good puzzle I was looking for a solution with less moves but I guest thats the way it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 1> Son + Daughter go and once return 2> one parent go and other child also return 3> again two children go and one will return 4> remaining parent go and child will return 5> both children go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 ummm... DUH. the fisherman can be the only one in the boat, because he's an adult. Therefore, he cant take a parent OR a child across the river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Why didn't they all just swim across in the first place? If you live in the Deep South, like me, any body of water can contain alligators. Besides, its a logic puzzle. Don't you know that all bodies of water in logic puzzles are filled with sharks that have friggin' laser beams attached to their heads? They will kill you if you even touch the water. Now that we got that out of our system, we can pretend it's a family of cannibals who just eat the fisherman (who also may happen to be a missionary) and save a few crossings of the river. Incidentally, the fisherman's family were also committed to his cause and eventually led the whole tribe to Jesus, showing that mercy and forgiveness can transcend even the most heinous of crimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 yeah but if the fisherman is a man the two adults woudn't have been able to go across. and how come only an adult could go in the boat. couldn't the a kid sit on one of the parents laps? but then how would they get the boat back, unless, one kid and one parent go in the boat, then the kid goes back and picks up the other parent and then goes back again to pick up the other kid, and then goes back again to pick up the fisherman and sit on his lap on the way across. of course this all stems off of if the kids could sit on the parents laps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 hello everybody I donno y u guys r complicating d problem so much.. d way in wich i hav interpret says 2 children and 1 adults can b accomodated.. so 1st time : son, daughter and father goes and son tak d boat back 2nd time: son and mother go again son brings d boat back finally : son comes wid d fisherman to d destination side and handovers his boat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 .... the boat could carry only one adult or two children. .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 If you guys really want to argue about swimming across, just pretend its a TINY motorboat (With super-powered engine), and a 40km river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Daughter and son go first son goes back and parent goes alone parent stays while daughter returns boat daughter picks up son and they make a second trip. --now both children and one parent are on the other side. son goes back and lets the other parent take the boat. other parent travels alone daughter goes back and gets the son now the whole family is on one side and the fisherman is left behind son goes over and gives the fisherman his boat fisherman travels alone and returns to the other side daughter goes to get the son they travel back together returning the boat to the adult or child fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 It all takes too long more than 13 steps in all. Here's a shorter 1. 1. Son and daughter cross 2. Son comes back 3. Dad goes across 4. Daughter comes back 5. Son and daughter cross 6. Son comes back 7. Fisherman crosses 8. Daughter comes back 9. Son and daughter cross 10. Son comes back 11. Mother crosses 12. Daughter comes back 13. Son and daughter cross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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