Think you have a tough preemployment test ??

[crotchitymedic1986]

This is a test that a chinese company uses for preemployment, you have two minutes to solve the problem.

Here are the rules in english:

There is a single mother with two daughters, and a single father with two sons, and a policeman who has a criminal in custody. You must follow the rules below to get them across a river. The following rules apply:

- Everybody has to cross the river.

- Only 2 persons on the raft at one time

- The father cannot stay with any of the daughters without their mother's presence

- The mother cannot stay with any of the sons without their father's presence

- The thief (stripe shirt) cannot stay with any family member if the policeman is not there

- Only the Father, the Mother and the Policeman know how to operate the raft.

Read these directions and then click on the link below:

-To start click on the big blue circle on the right (ignore the other two blue buttons).

-To move the people click on them.

-To move the raft click on the pole on the opposite side of the river.

http://www.portalchapeco.com.br/~jackson/river.htm

[Just Plain Ruff]

you gotta post the solution

[crotchitymedic1986]

too early to give up, but dont feel bad, it took me and a friend who has a degree in mathmatics about an hour to figure it out.

[akflightmedic]

Just a little over 12 minutes.

Cop and thief cross, leave thief.

Cop and Son 1 cross, bring thief back, leave son #1.

Dad and son 2 cross, leave son 2.

Dad returns.

Mom and dad go, leave dad and mom returns.

Cop and thief go, dad returns.

Mom and dad cross, leave dad and mom returns.

Mom and daughter #1 go , both stay.

Cop and thief return.

Cop and daughter #2 cross, leave daughter #2 and cop returns.

Cop picks up thief and makes final cross.

[iMac]

Just a little over 12 minutes.

Cop and thief cross, leave thief.

Cop and Son 1 cross, bring thief back, leave son #1.

Dad and son 2 cross, leave son 2.

Dad returns.

Mom and dad go, leave dad and mom returns.

Cop and thief go, dad returns.

Mom and dad cross, leave dad and mom returns.

Mom and daughter #1 go , both stay.

Cop and thief return.

Cop and daughter #2 cross, leave daughter #2 and cop returns.

Cop picks up thief and makes final cross.

shut up...

[scubanurse]

OK I must be super dumb then because all I get to show up is a white screen.

[mperkel]

http://freeweb.siol.net/danej/riverIQGame.swf

[Chief1C]

[bbbrammer]

Right at four minutes. I liked that. Had to go and do it twice. Think I'll try more of them.