A woman wants to take her fox, chicken, and bag of corn across the river in her canoe. The canoe can hold only the woman and one additional item. If left alone, the fox would eat the chicken, or the chicken would eat the corn. How can the woman take everything across safely?
1. Take the chicken across.
2. Take the fox across and bring the chicken back.
3. Take the corn across.
4. Take the chicken across.
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To safely transport all three items across the river, the woman can follow the steps below:
1. Take the chicken across the river and leave it on the other side.
- The chicken is the most vulnerable item, so it should be taken across first to avoid any harm.
2. Return to the starting side alone and take the fox across the river.
- Leaving the fox alone with the chicken on either side would result in the fox eating the chicken.
3. Leave the fox on the other side and take the chicken back across the river.
- The chicken must not be left alone with the corn on either side, as it would eat the corn.
4. Leave the chicken on the starting side and take the corn across the river.
- The corn must not be left alone with the chicken on either side, as the chicken would eat the corn.
5. Finally, return to the starting side alone and take the chicken across the river one last time.
- This allows the woman to reunite all three items safely on the other side.
By following this sequence of steps, the woman can transport the fox, chicken, and corn across the river without any harm coming to them.
To safely transport the fox, chicken, and corn across the river, the woman can follow these steps:
1. The woman takes the chicken across the river and leaves it on the other side.
2. The woman returns alone to the original side and takes the fox across the river.
3. The woman leaves the fox on the other side but takes the chicken back with her to the original side.
4. The woman leaves the chicken on the original side and takes the corn across the river.
5. The woman leaves the corn with the fox on the other side and returns alone to the original side.
6. Lastly, the woman takes the chicken across the river one last time.
After following these steps, the woman will have successfully transported all three items: the fox, the chicken, and the corn, without any harm coming to them. The key is to ensure that the fox and chicken are never left alone together, and the same goes for the chicken and the corn.