SOLUTION: A man has a goat, a wolf, and a head of cabbage. He comes to a river and must bring these three things across to the other side. The boat can only take the man plus either the go

Question 14811: A man has a goat, a wolf, and a head of cabbage. He comes to a river and must bring these three things across to the other side. The boat can only take the man plus either the goat, wolf, or cabbage. There is another problem. If the cabbage is left with the goat, the goat will eat the cabbage. If the wolf is left with the goat, the goat will be devoured. How can he transport the wolf, goat, and cabbage to the other side? Your answer should be a series of steps.
Answer by Alwayscheerful(414) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, think of it this way. You can leave the wolf and the cabbage. You can't leave any other combination.
So, you take the goat over first.
Then you can take either one, and bring the goat back.
Take the cabbage over to accompany the wolf.
Then take the goat back on the last trip.
Hope this helps!
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