A man finds himself on a riverbank with a cat, a parrot and a bag of seed. He needs to transport all three to the other side of the river in his boat. However, the boat has room for only the man himself and one other item (either the cat, parrot or seed). In his absence, the cat could eat the parrot, and the parrot would eat the bag of seed. Show how he can get all the passengers to the other side, without leaving the wrong ones alone together.

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Alejandra Patterson

18 February, 09:39

A man finds himself on a riverbank with a cat, a parrot and a bag of seed. He needs to transport all three to the other side of the river in his boat. However, the boat has room for only the man himself and one other item (either the cat, parrot or seed). In his absence, the cat could eat the parrot, and the parrot would eat the bag of seed. Show how he can get all the passengers to the other side, without leaving the wrong ones alone together.

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Rory Harmon · Answer 1

Cat could eat the parrot.

Parrot would eat the bag of seed.

Rounds:

1. First round man carries parrot and leaves it on the other side of river.

2. In second round man carries cat and leaves it on the other sides of river but he brings the parrot.

3. In third round man carries bag of seed and leave it on the other side of river and come back alone.

4. In forth round man carries parrot.