Avoiding a Scandal

Three beautiful women and their jealous husbands want to cross a river, but the boat will hold only two people at a time. How can they arrange the crossing if no woman is to remain with a man unless her husband is present?

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Mrs. A and Mrs. C cross Mrs. A returns Mrs. A and Mrs. B cross Mrs. B returns Mr. A and Mr. C cross Mr. A and Mrs. A return Mr. A and Mr. B cross Mrs. C returns Mrs. A and Mrs. B cross Mrs. A returns Mrs. A and Mrs. C cross Other solutions are possible, but all require at least 11 crossings. (The price of propriety!)

August 23, 2007January 16, 2013 | Puzzles