River Crossing

Here’s classic elementary logic puzzle:

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The River Crossing Puzzle

A farmer needs to cross a river with a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage. The farmer has a small boat that can only carry the farmer and one of the three at a time (either the wolf, the goat, or the cabbage). If left alone together: - The wolf will eat the goat. - The goat will eat the cabbage.

The farmer must figure out how to get all three safely across the river without any of them being eaten.

Question:
How can the farmer successfully get the wolf, goat, and cabbage across the river?

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Hint:
Think about how the farmer can prevent leaving the wolf and goat, or the goat and cabbage together on either side of the river.

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