A group of n tourists must cross a wide and deep river with no bridge in sight. They notice two 13-year-old boys playing in a rowboat by the shore. The boat is so tiny, however, that it can only hold two boys or one tourist. How can the tourists get across the river and leave the boys in joint possession of the boat? How many times need the boat pass from shore to shore?

A group of n tourists must cross a wide and deep river with no bridge in sight. They notice two 13-year-old boys playing in a rowboat by the shore. The boat is so tiny, however, that it can only hold two boys or one tourist. How can the tourists get across the river and leave the boys in joint possession of the boat? How many times need the boat pass from shore to shore?

Database System Concepts

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ISBN:9780078022159

Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Chapter1: Introduction

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