What is the answer to the bridge Riddle?
Table of Contents
- 1 What is the answer to the bridge Riddle?
- 2 What is the total minimum time required by all 4 friends to cross the bridge?
- 3 Are all four friends ABCD?
- 4 How do you get people across the bridge?
- 5 How many people must cross a bridge in 17 minutes?
- 6 How long does it take to cross the bridge without a lamp?
What is the answer to the bridge Riddle?
The bridge is weak and only able to carry the weight of two of them at a time. Because they are in a rush and the light is fading they must cross in the minimum time possible and must carry a torch (flashlight,) on each crossing. They only have one torch and it can’t be thrown….Answer to Puzzle #25: Bridge crossing in 17 Minutes with Torch.
| Move | Time |
|---|---|
| (1) & (2) Cross with Torch | 2 |
| 17 |
What is the total minimum time required by all 4 friends to cross the bridge?
23 minutes
Answer: (a) 23 minutes.
How many men could cross the bridge at once?
two people
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. For example: if Bono and Larry walk across first, 10 minutes have elapsed when they get to the other side of the bridge.
What is the meaning of cross the bridge when you come to it?
Definition of cross that bridge when one comes to it : to not worry about a possible problem until it actually happens I don’t know how we’ll pay the bills if you quit your job, but we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Are all four friends ABCD?
C is not an immediate neighbour of A. C sits to immediate right of D. III) D is an immediate neighbour of both A and C. B sits to the immediate left of A.
How do you get people across the bridge?
Remember: no more than two people can cross the bridge together, anyone crossing must either hold the lantern or stay right next to it, and any of you can safely wait in the dark on either side of the gorge. Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive.
What does crossing a bridge mean?
to delay worrying about something that might not happen anyway. to deal with a problem only when it arises. don’t try to solve something before it becomes a problem. resolve a problem when it occur, rather than try to solve it in advance.
What does cross that bridge mean?
How many people must cross a bridge in 17 minutes?
An interesting puzzle where 4 people must cross a bridge in 17 minutes. They all take different times to cross the bridge, 1, 2, 5, & 10 minutes and must cross in pairs with a torch. 4 people must cross a bridge in 17 minutes.
How long does it take to cross the bridge without a lamp?
Finally, the lamp has to be returned at the original place and the person who returns the lamp has to cross the bridge again without a lamp. To cross the bridge, the time taken by them is as follows: A: 1 minute, B: 2 minutes, C: 7 minutes and D: 10 minutes.
Why can’t they throw the torch when crossing the bridge?
Because they are in a rush and the light is fading they must cross in the minimum time possible and must carry a torch (flashlight,) on each crossing. They only have one torch and it can’t be thrown.
How do you get Clair to cross the bridge?
The solution is to have Dave(10) carry the torch and begin to cross with any of the others lets say Adam(1). Each continues at their own pace so in 1 minute Adam has reached the other side and one of the others can begin to cross say Bob(2), when he reaches the other side Clair(5) can begin to cross.