renuka
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RIVER CROSSING PUZZLE
A farmer is on one shore of a river and has with him a fox, a chicken, and a sack of grain. He has a boat that fits one object besides himself. In the presence of the farmer nothing gets eaten, but if left without the farmer, the fox will eat the chicken, and the chicken will eat the grain. How can the farmer get all three possessions across the river safely?
1)1st farmer takes the chicken across.
2)He comes back to take the fox across
3)Takes the fox across and takes back the chicken with him in the boat.
4)Leaves the chicken at the other side and takes the sack of grain in the boat.
5)Takes the sack of grain across.
6)Goes back to take the chicken and takes chicken across.