Best of MindWare Brain Teasers: Volume 4

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   Observed conversationJul 12, 2026 · interface recreation

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   You are on one side of a river with a boat and three goats. A boat can hold you and at most one other object. How do you get yourself and the three goats across the river?

   With the constraints as stated, there's no trick needed beyond making repeated trips.

   The boat can carry:

   • You, and
   • At most one other object (in this case, one goat).

   So you ferry the goats one at a time:

   1. Take Goat 1 across. Return alone.
   2. Take Goat 2 across. Return alone.
   3. Take Goat 3 across.

   After the third trip, you are already on the far side with all three goats.

   This takes 5 one-way crossings:

   • Across with Goat 1
   • Back alone
   • Across with Goat 2
   • Back alone
   • Across with Goat 3

   Since the problem doesn't state any restrictions (such as goats eating each other or escaping when left alone), there is nothing preventing this straightforward solution.

   

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