You have a fox, a chicken and a sack of grain. You must cross a river with only one of them at a time. If you leave the fox with the chicken he will eat it; if you leave the chicken with the grain he will eat it. How can you get all three across safely?
Take the chicken over first. Go back and bring the grain next, but instead of leaving the chicken with the grain, come back with the chicken. Leave the chicken on the first side and take the fox with you. Leave it on the other side with the grain. Finally, go back over and get the chicken and bring it over.
96 Comments on "A Fox, Chicken and Sack of Grain"
dylan says
November 23, 2015 @ 13:40
eat the chicken, use the fox to hunt down more chickens to eat and save the grain for your grandma
Caleb says
December 2, 2015 @ 03:13
bring the chicken over, then the fox but take the chicken back then bring the grain over then come back for the chicken
The Sphinx says
December 18, 2015 @ 07:09
@Dan
By coincidence, I see an ad in this page saying, “Chicken Cages Wholesale”. You are supposed to bring the chicken to side two first, leaving the fox and the grain. Then, come back to side 1 and bring the grain to side 2. Bring back the chicken to side 1. Bring the fox to side 2, and come back. Bring the chicken over and the problem is solved.
Dan says
December 18, 2015 @ 09:41
@The Sphinx It’s actually not coincidence. Google Ads are based on the content of the page :)
The fox says
January 16, 2016 @ 21:08
I know what the answer SHOULD be, but if I were to be honest, I would probably just live on the first side of the river, maybe in a van…
the almighty one says
March 1, 2016 @ 04:56
shoot the chciken and buy a bigger fox to kill the fox ,poroblem is no more
Muu79 says
March 13, 2016 @ 09:52
^That how you probably solve all your problems 0_o
missp56 says
March 15, 2016 @ 05:08
All this backwards and forwards absolute waste of energy. Make one trip – muzzle the fox and cage the chicken.
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April 29, 2016 @ 08:23
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Lyna_girl120 says
May 3, 2016 @ 01:16
You take the chicken then bring the Fox take the chicken to the original side leave chicken and take the feed then go back and bring the chicken. Problem solved
Hope says
June 27, 2016 @ 03:44
Watch series 2 episode 22 of the next step and James is challenged by Riley to do this challenge.
Like if you agree
Janela Charlotte Cargo says
July 12, 2016 @ 06:03
My answer is th man will bring the chicken to the other island first because the fox cannot eat the grain. When the man comes back, he’ll get the fox but when they reached in the other island, he’ll leave the fox but gets the chicken with him back. When they reach back he leaves the chicken but gets the grain. Then when he go back again he’ll get the chicken.YEA THATS MEH ANSWER.IM 11Y/O
Don Simms says
July 21, 2016 @ 09:27
Take the chicken over, then take the grain then bring the chicken back take the fox, then take the go back for the chicken
Epicgamming00 says
November 17, 2016 @ 10:13
First you take the chickens over. secondly you take the fox over then take the chickens back. next you take the grain over. finial you go back and bring over the chickens.
there you go problem solved
: )
Danny jackson says
December 10, 2016 @ 13:07
Couldn’t you just
BRING FOX TO SIDE 2
GO BACK AND BRING THE CORN TO SIDE 2
GO BACK AND FINALLY BRING THE CHICKEN OVER
BOOM
Dan says
December 11, 2016 @ 12:20
The grain would be eaten by the chicken.
#SEAHAWKS says
December 27, 2016 @ 01:06
Take the chicken from side A to side B. Go back to side A, pick up the fox, and go to side B, put the fox next to the chicken, pick up the chicken, and take it back to side A. Put the chicken next to the bag of grain. Pick up the bag of grain and take it to side B, and place it next to the fox. Go back to side A and bring the chicken over to side B. DUH!!
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