Two boys wish to cross a river. The only way to get to the other side is by boat, but that boat can only take one boy at a time. The boat cannot return on its own, there are no ropes or similar tricks, yet both boys manage to cross using the boat.

How?

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Two boys wish to cross a river. The only way to get to the other side is by boat, but that boat can only take one boy at a time. The boat cannot return on its own, there are no ropes or similar tricks, yet both boys manage to cross using the boat.

How?

anonymous · Answer

Get another boat.

nilankshi · Answer

1 know swimming

anonymous · Answer

this question......... i dont know

nilankshi · Answer

hahaha

anonymous · Answer

You guessed the ones previous so I'm not suprised.

anonymous · Answer

i m a first grader

anonymous · Answer

My mother is both my aunt and my sister, there is no way i'm ever going to get this!!

nilankshi · Answer

u know then why asking oters

anonymous · Answer

But I don't know silly...

anonymous · Answer

The nice thing about the internet is there is this wonderful thing called Google.

anonymous · Answer

devinep=........... dont ask what

nilankshi · Answer

then how will u tell the rite ans to those writing ans

anonymous · Answer

Anyways, they start on opposite sides.

anonymous · Answer

I'm thrusting my instinct. That's silly Alchemista, how would they have started opposite sides without a boat...

anonymous · Answer

hahahahaha:D

anonymous · Answer

Actually, it never said they wanted to be on the same side at the end.

anonymous · Answer

They're bumming, of course they want to be on the same side.

anonymous · Answer

It's not in the problem, so you cannot assume this is the case.

anonymous · Answer

I'm boy one, and my brother is boy two...I used this website for real life problem, OKAY!