document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12324>Question 12324</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 4 men who want to cross a bridge.  They all begin on the same side.  Yo have 17 minutes to get all of them across to the other side.  it is night. There is one flashlight. A maximum of two people can cross at one time.  Any party who crosses, either 1 or 2 people, must have the flashlight with them.  The flashlight must be walked back and forth, it cannot be thrown, etc. Each man walks at a different speed.  A pair must walk together at the rate of the slower man's pace.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Man 1: 1 minute to cross<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Man 2: 2 minutes to cross<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Man 3:  5 minutes to cross<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Man 4: 10 minutes to cross.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a straight-forward problem, there are no tricks.  What is the combination adn sequence of the the men above crossing the bridge? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6267 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=6267\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i cannot see a solution for this in 17 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Man4 & Man1 across : 10 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then Man1 back alone : 11 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Man3 & Man1 across : 16 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then Man1 back alone : 17 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Man2 and Man1 across : 19 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that is the best i can do. I must be missing some sneaky logic here, but i cannot see it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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