The Farmer And The Haystacks



A farmer has five haystacks in one field and four haystacks in another.

How many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in one field?

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Only one. If the farmer combines all his haystacks, they all become one big stack. šŸ™‚



The Nurses and The Cannibals



Three nurses and three cannibals want to get to the other side of a river.

There is a small boat, which can fit only two. To prevent a tragedy, there can never be more cannibals than nursesĀ together.

How will they do to get to the other side of the river?

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1 cannibal and 1 nurseĀ there, nurseĀ back.
2 cannibals there, 1 cannibal back.
2 nursesĀ there, 1 nurseĀ and 1 cannibal back.
2 nursesĀ there, 1 cannibal back.
This one cannibal takes the remaining cannibals to the other side.