Todays Puzzle : *An explorer undertakes to cross a desert with the help of porters.* *The length of the trail corresponds to 6 days walk.* *But the explorer, like each porter, can carry only 4 days food.* *How many porters does the explorer need..?* *In fact, can he cross at all....?*
*ANSWAR :* *The explorer can cross the desert using only two porters. They all leave one morning, each with 4 days food.* *At the end of the first day, each has 3 days food left.* *The first porter goes back with one days food, leaving 4 days food each for the explorer and the second porter. * *At the end of the second day, the two men each have 3 days food.* *The second porter goes back with 2 days food.* *The explorer goes on with 4 days food, enough to reach his goal.* --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ you have this email because you join to "aga-madjid" GoogleGroups. to post emails, just send to : [email protected] to join this group, send blank email to : [email protected] to quit from this group, just send email to : [email protected] if you wanna know me, please visit my facebook at [email protected] thanks for joinning this group. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
