SOLUTION: 3 missionaries and three cannibals must cross a river How do they cross using only one boat and at no time letting the cannibals outnumber the missionaries on either side of the ri

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Question 153281: 3 missionaries and three cannibals must cross a river How do they cross using only one boat and at no time letting the cannibals outnumber the missionaries on either side of the river.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
All three missionaries and all three cannibals get in the boat and cross the river together.
Are you sure you're not missing part of the problem in your explanation such as the max. number of people in the boat.