GreenStangGT
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SPOILER!! DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW!!
The key is to isolate the thief completely alone on one side of the river, that way both parents can stay together and the policeman and bring the last child over, before returning to get the thief.
This is a diagram I made to solve it, the >'s mean across the river, the <'s mean back to the side they started on
Policeman – Thief >
Policeman <
Policeman – Son >
Policeman – Thief <
Father – Son >
Father <
Father – Mother >
Mother <
Policeman – Thief >
Father <
Father – Mother >
Mother <
Mother – Daughter >
Policeman – Thief <
Policeman – Daughter >
Policeman <
Policeman – Thief >
You’re done!!!
The key is to isolate the thief completely alone on one side of the river, that way both parents can stay together and the policeman and bring the last child over, before returning to get the thief.
This is a diagram I made to solve it, the >'s mean across the river, the <'s mean back to the side they started on
Policeman – Thief >
Policeman <
Policeman – Son >
Policeman – Thief <
Father – Son >
Father <
Father – Mother >
Mother <
Policeman – Thief >
Father <
Father – Mother >
Mother <
Mother – Daughter >
Policeman – Thief <
Policeman – Daughter >
Policeman <
Policeman – Thief >
You’re done!!!