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Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Crossing the Bridge Puzzle

Four people need to cross a rickety bridge at night. Unfortunately, they have only one torch and the bridge is too dangerous to cross without one. The bridge is only strong enough to support two people at a time. Not all people take the same time to cross the bridge. Times for each person: 1 min, 2 mins, 7 mins and 10 mins. What is the shortest time needed for all four of them to cross the bridge?
Crossing the Bridge riddle
SOLUTION:
FIRST 1 and 2 crosses the bridge and 1 return back.next 7 and 10 crosses the bridge and 2 return back with the torch.again 1 and 2 crosses the bridge.
total=2+1+10+2+2=17min
ANSWER:17MINS

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