Question

Jack went to a farm and purchased a fox, a chicken, and an avocado. On his way home, Jack came to the bank of a river and rented a boat. But crossing the river by boat, Jack could carry only himself and a single one of his purchases: the fox, the chicken, or the avocado. If left unattended together, the fox would eat the chicken, or the chicken would eat the avocado. Jack's challenge was to carry himself and his purchases to the far bank of the river, leaving each purchase intact. How did he do it

Answer 1

The answer is explained step by step below

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to solve this dilemma, Jack would first take the chicken across the river, leaving the fox and the avocado behind. This is because if the chicken was left out then it would either be eaten by the fox or it would eat the avocado.

Then next Jack would go back and get the fox. This time when he reaches the other side of the river along with the fox, he would take the chicken back with him to the starting side. If he left the fox along with the chicken then it would have eaten it.

Then when he drops the chicken at the starting side and he would take the avocado with him to the other side of the river.

Finally, he would go back and get the chicken. Thus, bringing all the three items to the across side of the river without losing either of them.