there is a desert. a professor has to cross it n it takes
6days for him to cross. there are enough food reserves and
students who can help d professor cross d desert. each
person including professor can carry only 4 food packets
with him while crossing the desert. in d desert also, each
person can hav at the most 4 packets with him and they need
to eat one packet per person per day during their travel.
how wil d professor reach the other side of desert??
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Answer / madhu
2students wil help the professor for first 2 days like...
1 stud will give his 2 packets for the 2nd stud and prof,
then he went back(He ate 2packets - 1 for 1st day, 1 for
2nd day at the time of returning). Upto 2nd day prof and
stud didn't ate their food. The second day stud will give
the packet to prof and he went back (ate 3packets + 1packet
to prof) upto 3rd day prof didn't eat his packets. The
remaining 4packets for remaining 4 days.
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Answer / subhasis dash
!----------------------------------------------------------!
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2st,1p 2st,1p 1st,1p
4,4 3,3 3,3 now rest 4 pc are
1 ret 1 ret sufficient for him to cross
with 1pc with 2pc
1st,1p 1p
4,4 4
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 10 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / murali
5 students are required.
Day 0 : ( start )
(5 students , 1 professor )
24 no of food packets.
Day 1 : ( 1 day is over )
( 5 students , 1 professor )
18 food packets are available.
2 students will return with 1 food packet each.
3students & 1 professor will continue the forward journey
food packets available = 16
day 2 : ( 2 days are over )
3 students , 1 professor
12 food packets are in stock.
2 students will return with 2 food packets each.
1 student , 1 professor left with 8 food packets.
this is sufficient for their journey...
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 11 Yes | 4 No |
Answer / pvn
first day he can have de food from dere itself(no need to
cary)
food for second , third.fourth n fifth day has to b carried
i.e 4 packets
on de sixth dat..he wilreach de destination...no need to
cary food for sixth day
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / sowmya
Only 1 student is required.
profe=have 4 day food and he requre help of 2 day.
so ine student can come and on sencond day he can give 2
day food and return.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 1 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / sishira mishra
Only 1 student is required.
profe=have 4 day food and he requre help of 2 day.
so ine student can come and on sencond day he can give 2 day food and return.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / davinder singh sond
1 2 3 4 5 6
4P 3P + 1S1 3P+1S2 3P 2P 1P
-1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
Profressor
-1 1S1 Gives to Profressor
Student 1
-1 2S1 Gives to Student 2
3S2 + 2S1
Student 2 -1 -1 1S2 Gives to Profressor
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 0 Yes | 4 No |
Answer / santosh
|-----------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
0 1d 2d 3d 4d 5d 6d
8s+1p 8s+1p 8s+1p 2s+1P 2s+1P 2s+1P 2s+1P
36pack 27pack 18pack 9pack 6pack 3pack 0pack
(6s return
with 6pack)
so,2s+1p with
12pack
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 6 Yes | 11 No |
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