Friday 11 October 2013

Chicken, grain and fox problem. Can you solve it?

CHICKEN, GRAIN AND FOX!
This is a classic problem that has amused and baffled people for centuries!
 
A farmer wants to cross a river in his rowing boat. He can only fit one item in his small boat at a time.
 
However…
 
If he leaves the fox alone with the chicken, wily Mr fox will eat it!
 
If he leaves the chicken alone with the bag of grain, the greedy chicken will gobble it up!
 
Devise a way for the farmer to safely cross the river with all 3 items.
 
Good luck and enjoy this age old problem!







 

 
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33 comments:

  1. Tyreese11 October 2013 at 17:03

    This is a hard problem

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  2. Tyreese11 October 2013 at 17:09

    Bring the fox then bring the grain put a wall where the grain is then bring the chicken so the chicken cant eat the grain.

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    1. Miss Davies11 October 2013 at 18:22

      I'm afraid you can't build a wall. You only have a boat, a chicken, some grain and a fox!

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  3. Jada11 October 2013 at 17:22

    I have got an answer. If the farmer takes the chicken over then comes back and get's the fox and take it over. Then if the farmer brings the chicken back to the other side and takes the bag of grain with him to the fox . Then if he takes the chicken bake to the fox the bag of grain and then he is finished .

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  4. Miss Davies11 October 2013 at 18:24

    One person has got the right answer! I have not published it on the blog yet so that others get the chance to solve the problem.

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  5. Sahara11 October 2013 at 18:41

    Or he can put the animals in a cage ten keep the grain with him them the animals can't get it.

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  6. DILARA12 October 2013 at 07:51

    I am not it your class but, bring the chicken go back get the fox but go back with the chicken next take the grains and done. I hope you don't mind as I am not in the class.

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  7. Maadhav12 October 2013 at 08:18

    Just take the chicken!

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    1. Maadhav15 October 2013 at 07:26

      I didn't read the question properly when l sent this comment.

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  8. Maadhav12 October 2013 at 08:20


    First the chicken, then the grain and finally the fox

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    1. Miss Davies12 October 2013 at 09:00

      But the chicken will eat the grain when you go to get the fox!

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  9. Maadhav12 October 2013 at 08:28

    First take the chicken,then the fox, then bring the chicken back, after that take the grain and finally the chicken.

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  10. sofia12 October 2013 at 08:34

    If the farmer puts the grains with the fox, then the farmer can go across the river with the chicken.

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    1. Miss Davies12 October 2013 at 09:01

      The farmer can only take one item at a time!

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  11. Glen12 October 2013 at 08:44

    Take the chicken and the fox and come back for the grain.

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    1. Miss Davies12 October 2013 at 09:02

      The fox will eat the chicken when you go back for the grain!

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  12. Glen12 October 2013 at 08:48

    Take the chicken and come back for the rest.

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  13. Katie12 October 2013 at 08:56

    The farmer can have a trail of seeds over the bridge and about the Fox at the end he can put some lamb on the bridge.

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  14. Glen12 October 2013 at 09:18

    Take the grain and the fox then the chicken.

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  15. Lana12 October 2013 at 15:20

    Maybe the bag of grains with the farmer and then the fox and chiken can swim on either side of the boat.

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  16. Sahara12 October 2013 at 16:45

    First the chicken then the fox then take the chicken back and then take the grain then take the chicken again.

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  17. Maadhav13 October 2013 at 09:20

    Did my other answer come through?

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    1. Miss Davies13 October 2013 at 10:36

      Yes, it did. You had the right answer but I won't publish it yet!

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  18. Glen13 October 2013 at 10:00

    Miss can you tell us please.

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  19. Glen14 October 2013 at 17:07

    I know what it is!

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    1. Maadhav14 October 2013 at 17:35

      I told you! You made me!

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    2. Glen15 October 2013 at 07:58

      Take the chicken to the other side, then the grain. Bring the chicken back to the fox, then take the fox to the grain.finally, you take the chicken to the fox and the grain.

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  20. Tyreese14 October 2013 at 20:08

    Bring the chicken go back for the grain drop the grain tak the chicken back drop off the chicken then pick up the fox then leave the fox with the grain then pickup the chicken again.

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  21. Miss Davies14 October 2013 at 21:59

    Well done to everyone who solved the puzzle! I will publish the correct answers now.

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  22. Maadhav15 October 2013 at 07:28

    It was hard but we finally got it!

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  23. Simran15 October 2013 at 17:55

    Take the chicken so the fox does not eat the chicken and the chicken can not eat the grain

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  24. Parth30 October 2013 at 18:04

    First, take the chicken across and come back. Then take the grain across the river and take the chicken back. Now take the fox across and then the chicken. Done!

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  25. Avestaa27 November 2013 at 20:07

    First you get the chicken across the river then come back.Then you take the fox and bring the chicken back.Then you take the grain.Then you take the chicken back.

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