[algogeeks] Re: Poison River

2011-07-26 Thread Don
It is a *pair* of shoes, after all.
Don

On Jul 26, 2:16 am, subashree sridhar 
wrote:
> i think this problem can be solved easily for any no of ppl if they
> are crossin the river using one shoe at a time :D :P
>
> On Jul 26, 10:38 am, sunny agrawal  wrote:
>
> > For N=3, if the people are named A,B, and C:
>
> > A wears the shoes and carries B across the river.
> > is there any condition that one can carry only one with him?
>
> > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Someshwar Chandrasekaran <
>
> > somseka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 3:19 AM, Don  wrote:
>
> > > > How can the conditions be met for N=4? N=6? N=7?
>
> > > I believe this question cannot be solved for any values other than
> > > three. The condition of wearing it only once makes it tricky.
>
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[algogeeks] Re: Poison River

2011-07-26 Thread Don
No, it might be possible for one person to carry two people.

On Jul 26, 12:38 am, sunny agrawal  wrote:
> For N=3, if the people are named A,B, and C:
>
> A wears the shoes and carries B across the river.
> is there any condition that one can carry only one with him?
>
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Someshwar Chandrasekaran <
>
>
>
> somseka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 3:19 AM, Don  wrote:
>
> > > How can the conditions be met for N=4? N=6? N=7?
>
> > I believe this question cannot be solved for any values other than
> > three. The condition of wearing it only once makes it tricky.
>
> > Regards,
> > B.C.Someshwar
>
> > --
> > 'Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.' - Euripides
>
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[algogeeks] Re: Poison River

2011-07-26 Thread subashree sridhar
i think this problem can be solved easily for any no of ppl if they
are crossin the river using one shoe at a time :D :P

On Jul 26, 10:38 am, sunny agrawal  wrote:
> For N=3, if the people are named A,B, and C:
>
> A wears the shoes and carries B across the river.
> is there any condition that one can carry only one with him?
>
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Someshwar Chandrasekaran <
>
>
>
>
>
> somseka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 3:19 AM, Don  wrote:
>
> > > How can the conditions be met for N=4? N=6? N=7?
>
> > I believe this question cannot be solved for any values other than
> > three. The condition of wearing it only once makes it tricky.
>
> > Regards,
> > B.C.Someshwar
>
> > --
> > 'Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.' - Euripides
>
> > My Blog:  somsekaran.wordpress.com
>
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