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Monthly maths problem from RTSdécouverte - Crossing a river

28 Nov 2018

We invite you to solve the English version of the RTSdécouverte monthly problem:

 

 

Crossing a river

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A family needs to cross a river and there is only one small boat. The father weighs 80 kg, the mother 75 kg, the son 40 kg, the daughter 38 kg and the small dog about 5 kg. The catch is that the boat can carry a maximum load of 80 kg. How can the whole family cross the river? (No-one can swim!)

Stay tuned for the solution in our next Newsletter…

 

RTSdécouverte monthly problem (FR version)

From La récré des maths, the monthly mathematics puzzle offered by La Grange des maths, a French association based near Grenoble.

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