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Diver 1: 5 min Diver 2: 10 min Diver 3: 1 min Diver 4: 2 min Diver 3 and Diver 4, Diver 3 goes back Diver 1 and Diver 2, Diver 4 goes back Finally, Diver 3 and Diver 4 swim through. Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: RLatulip@ao*.co* [SMTP:RLatulip@ao*.co*] > Sent: Monday, August 24, 1998 10:53 AM > To: cavers@ca*.co*; techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Restriction problem! > > You have a restriction in a cave. And there is a team > of four divers. > > The divers have varying swim paces. > > It takes diver one 5 min to swim the restriction > It takes diver two 10 min to swim the restriction > It takes diver three 1 min to swim the restriction > It takes diver four 2 min to swim the restriction. > > However only two divers can go through the restriction > at a time and all lights have failed except one. > Additionally they only have 17 minutes of air to get all > divers through the restriction. > > The one light MUST be used to navigate the restriction > so when a dive team (of two) swims through one of the > divers must bring the light back. The time of the slowest > diver is added for each traverse of the restriction. > > Solve it so all divers get through in the 17 minute window! > > > Ray LaTulippe > > > > > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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