[ 74] brain teaser 咪咪 (Fri May 30)
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There are 4 women who want to cross a bridge. They all begin on the same side.
You have 17 minutes to get all of them across to the other side. It is night.
There is one flashlight. A maximum of two people can cross at one time. Any
party who crosses, either 1 or 2 people, must have the flashlight with them.
The flashlight must be walked back and forth, it cannot be thrown, etc. Each
woman walks at a different speed. A pair must walk together at the rate of the
slower woman's pace.
> Woman 1: 1 minute to cross
> Woman 2: 2 minutes to cross
> Woman 3: 5 minutes to cross
> Woman 4: 10 minutes to cross
For example if Woman 1 and Woman 4 walk across first, 10 minutes have elapsed
when they get to the other side of the bridge. If Woman 4 then returns with the
flashlight, a total of 20 minutes have passed and you have failed the mission.
See how quick you can solve this!
NOTES:
There is not a trick behind how to accomplish this. It is a simple movement of
resources in the appropriate order issue. There are 2 known answers to this
problem. This question is asked by Microsoft interviewers to all prospective
employees!
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