Saturday, July 19, 2008

Crossing the desert

An explorer wishes to cross a barren desert that requires 6 days to cross, but one man can only carry enough food for 4 days. What is the fewest number of other men required to help carry enough food for him to cross?
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Taposik said...

2 men. 1st helper comes back after 1 day. 2nd helper comes back after 2 days.

July 19, 2008 at 10:11 PM

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