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PROBLEM-SOLVING
QUISTION #1 THE
FARMER'S
A farmer needs to transport a wolf, a
DILEMMA
goat, and a cabbage across a river.
His boat can only carry one item at a
time. If he leaves the wolf with the ANSWER
goat or the goat with the cabbage
alone on one side of the river, a The farmer must make multiple trips, ensuring
disaster will happen. How can the that he always takes the goat across first, leaves
farmer safely move all three items it on the other side, returns to get the wolf, and
across the river? finally brings the goat back with him. Afterward,
he can take the cabbage across, leave it on the
other side, and return to get the goat. This way,
he can transport all three items without any
harm.
THE THREE SWITCHES QUESTION #2
PROBLEM
You are in a room with three light switches, each
controlling a different bulb in another room. You
can't see the bulbs and can only enter the other
room once. How can you figure out which
switch corresponds to each bulb?
ANSWER R
The time until the trains collide is 1 hour (since their
combined closure rate is 60 mph + 40 mph = 100 mph).
Hence, the bird flies for 1 hour at 100 mph, covering a
total distance of 100 miles.
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