Homework Help: brain teaser

Posted by Tony on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 3:00am.

U2 has a concert that starts in 17 minutes and they must all cross a bridge to get there. All four men begin on the same side of the bridge. You must help them across to the other side. It is night. There is one flashlight. A maximum of two people can cross at one time. Any party who crosses, either 1 or 2 people, must have the flashlight with them.

The flashlight must be walked back and forth. It cannot be thrown and other tricks like that are not needed to solve the problem. The solution is simply a matter of allocating resources in a certain order. Each band member walks at a different speed. A pair must walk together at the rate of the slower man's pace:

Bono: 1 minute to cross
Edge: 2 minutes to cross
Adam: 5 minutes to cross
Larry: 10 minutes to cross

For example: if Bono and Larry walk across first, 10 minutes have elapsed when they get to the other side of the bridge. If Larry then returns with the flashlight, a total of 20 minutes have passed and you have failed the mission.

brain teaser - Chris, Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:53pm
Bono (1) walks over with Edge (2), 2 minutes, Bono walks back, 1 minute (3 total), Larry (10) and Adam (5), walk across, 10 minutes (13 total), Edge Walks Back, 2 minutes (15 total), Edge and Bono walk back, 2 minutes (17 total)

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