How to Solve Puzzle 013 in Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Read the description for this puzzle., Calculate how many total round trips the boat can make., Use up those 2 minutes., Use this puzzle as a real life situation.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Read the description for this puzzle.
A ship, that has 15 passengers, is going to sink in 20 minutes.
The ship has only one 5-person lifeboat.
The waters around the boat are infested with man-eating sharks.
It takes 9 minutes for a round trip to the nearest island and back.
How many people will make it to the island? -
Step 2: Calculate how many total round trips the boat can make.
9 can go into 20 twice.
So it's definite that there's 2 round trips. , The boat doesn't sink until the 20th minute, so pick up a 3rd batch of people. , When a boat reaches shore, it can't automatically go back to the ship by itself, as it needs 1 person to steer it between the shore and ship.
Because that one person is still a part of the 5-person limit, it's now clear that you can't rescue all 15 despite you may have calculated 3 batches is 15 people beforehand. -
Step 3: Use up those 2 minutes.
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Step 4: Use this puzzle as a real life situation.
Detailed Guide
A ship, that has 15 passengers, is going to sink in 20 minutes.
The ship has only one 5-person lifeboat.
The waters around the boat are infested with man-eating sharks.
It takes 9 minutes for a round trip to the nearest island and back.
How many people will make it to the island?
9 can go into 20 twice.
So it's definite that there's 2 round trips. , The boat doesn't sink until the 20th minute, so pick up a 3rd batch of people. , When a boat reaches shore, it can't automatically go back to the ship by itself, as it needs 1 person to steer it between the shore and ship.
Because that one person is still a part of the 5-person limit, it's now clear that you can't rescue all 15 despite you may have calculated 3 batches is 15 people beforehand.
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