document.write( "Question 238453: two adults and three children with a canoc on moosc island want to go to canary island . the canoc can hold either one adult and one child or three children .how many trips does the canoc have to make from one island to the other to ferry everyone across ?\r
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FIRST TRIP=3CHILDREN (DROP OFF 2 CHILDREN)
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\n" ); document.write( "FIFTH TRIP 1 ADULT + 1 CHILD (DROP OFF 1 ADULT & 1 CHILD)
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