A shepherd must guide a flock across a fragile wooden bridge that collapses under a weight greater than 200 pounds. The shepherd weighs exactly 190 pounds, and his fattest sheep weighs 50 pounds. How does he cross the bridge with his sheep without breaking it?
He crosses by himself, because the bridge holds up to 200 pounds and he weighs 190.
A trick question: the prompt only asks how *he* crosses the bridge with his sheep, or rather, the shepherd himself is under the 200-pound limit, so he can simply walk across alone without needing to calculate the sheep's weight simultaneously on the span.
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.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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