A farmer must cross a river with a fox, a goose, and a bag of grain. His boat can carry only himself and one item. Left alone, the fox eats the goose, and the goose eats the grain. How does he get everything across safely?
Take the goose over, return alone, take the fox over, bring the goose back, take the grain over, return alone, and bring the goose over.
1. Take goose across (fox and grain stay safely together). 2. Return alone. 3. Take fox across. 4. Bring goose back so fox won't eat it. 5. Take grain across (fox and grain now together safely). 6. Return alone. 7. Take goose across.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
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