:D just sayin mahn...bura mat maan :D On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 12:23 AM, sagar pareek <[email protected]>wrote:
> @aditya > Any puzzle asked by any company doesn't mean that it belongs to that > particular company. > > I encounter this question first time in 2005 through a flash game. > > On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 12:17 AM, Aditya Virmani <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> thts a Google question...17 is the answer >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 2:08 AM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> @Icy: A few years ago this was reported to be a Microsoft interview >>> question. It is so well publicized now that most people here have >>> probably seen it. >>> >>> 1 and 2 cross. >>> 1 returns. (alternatively, 2 returns) >>> 5 and 10 cross. >>> 2 returns. (alternatively, 1 returns) >>> 1 and 2 cross. >>> >>> 17 minutes. >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> On Aug 19, 3:25 pm, "icy`" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Hey everyone, >>> > I recently joined this group, so I thought I'd add a short interview/ >>> > logic puzzle that I remember hearing. Hopefully it wasnt already >>> > said. Part of the fun is the story, so here it goes... >>> > >>> > Four people have been running away from a pack of zombies, and are now >>> > injured in varying degrees. It is already nighttime, and they have >>> > come upon a bridge. They must cross the bridge as fast as possible >>> > before the pack of zombies comes upon them, but the bridge is very >>> > dark, slippery, and cannot support much weight. There is one >>> > flashlight. Rules: >>> > >>> > * the bridge must be crossed with the flashlight, only two people at >>> > most. A return trip must be made (the flashlight cannot be thrown >>> > back, etc) >>> > * the four people cross the bridge at different speeds: 1minute, 2 >>> > minutes, 5 min, and 10min. A trip time is determined by the slowest >>> > person. So if the 1min crosses together with the 5min, the trip time >>> > is 5min. >>> > *if a person falls off the bridge, he/she goes to /dev/null ;P >>> > >>> > So what is the fastest way for everyone to cross the bridge, and how >>> > long does that take? >>> > >>> > ~icy >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > **Regards > SAGAR PAREEK > COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING > NIT ALLAHABAD > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
