1. Problem Statement or Puzzle:
- Farmer standing on the bank of river and want to cross the river.
- Boat has capacity of 2
- In a given time, farmer can carry any one of fox, goose or bag of beans.
- If fox left behind with goose then fox would eat the goose
- If goose left behind with beans then goose would eat the beans.
- How farmer will carry fox, goose and bag of beans across the river?
2. Other flavors of river crossing puzzle:
- Farmer, Fox, Chicken and Corn puzzle.
- Man, Wolf, Goat and Cabbage puzzle
- Panther, Pig and Porridge puzzle etc.
3. Solution of farmer, fox, goose & bean bag puzzle :
- Farmers takes goose across the river.
- Farmer returns back.
- Farmer carries fox across the river.
- Farmer returns back with goose.
- Farmer carry beans bag across the river.
- Farmer returns back.
- Farmer carry goose across the river.
- Every one is across the river.
Similarly, we can solve other flavors of puzzle.