Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Student Challenge: The Wolf, the Goat, and the Sack of Grain

This marvelous mind-bending scenario was submitted by Borchardt 3rd grader Brian Zhou!


A man needs to cross a river to get home. He has with him a wolf, a goat and a sack of grain. However, his boat only has room for him to carry one of the three at a time. This is the dilemna: left unguarded, the wolf will eat the goat and the goat will eat the grain. How does the man get home (across the river) in way that ensures nothing will get eaten?

You know the routine: submit your answer to Mr. Koch in an envelope. Have you checked the blog points board lately? It's a tight race!

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