Sunday, August 25, 2013

Fox, Goose, and a Bag of Beans

Here's a famous math game that I think you can solve.  Hope you haven't already seen it, but if you have go ahead and try it again.  Be sure to write down your solution with a correct heading!


Once upon a time a farmer went to market and purchased a fox, a goose, and a bag of beans. On his way home, the farmer came to the bank of a river and rented a small boat. In crossing the river by boat, the farmer could carry only himself and only one of his purchases – the fox, the goose, or the bag of the beans.

 If left alone, the fox would eat the goose, and the goose would eat the beans.

 The farmer’s challenge was to carry himself and his purchases to the far bank of the river, leaving each purchase intact.


How did he do it?

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