SOLUTION: There was a lady who weighed 20kg and two children who weighed £10 each. They all had to get across a river on a boat wich only holds £20. How did they all get across???? Ps

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Question 855541: There was a lady who weighed 20kg and two children who weighed £10 each.
They all had to get across a river on a boat wich only holds £20.
How did they all get across????
Ps if they swim or fall in the water they will die

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There was a lady who weighed 20kg and two children who weighed £10 each.
They all had to get across a river on a boat wich only holds £20.
How did they all get across????
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Do you mean pounds? As in weight?
20 kg =~44 pounds, so the lady can't go.

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