Well worth the effort for problem solving
January 25th, 2012 by Frank LaBanca, Ed.D.
This is a great problem solving puzzle. My students and I in Oxford worked on this one during our Advisory Period. Give it a go – a great stretch of the brain. Click on the image to link out.
The Rules:
The group consists of a woman and two girls, a man and two boys, and a policeman with a thief. If you leave certain people alone with others, trouble will ensue. For example, the thief will only behave if the policeman is on the same bank.
A maximum of two people can be on the raft at a time.
One adult must be on the raft to operate it.
The man cannot be with any of the girls without the woman present.
Conversely, the woman can’t stay with the boys without the man there.
The thief must be with the policeman or be alone.