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missionaries and cannibals problems

missionaries and cannibals problems is the plural of missionaries and cannibals problem.

Meaning of missionaries and cannibals problem

Noun

missionaries and cannibals problem (plural missionaries and cannibals problems)

  1. A logic puzzle in which a number of missionaries and cannibals must cross a river using a boat which can carry only a limited number of people, under the constraint that missionaries must never be outnumbered by cannibals on either bank (since they would otherwise be eaten).

Questions about missionaries and cannibals problems

What is missionaries and cannibals problems the plural of?
Missionaries and cannibals problems is the plural of missionaries and cannibals problem.

Words near missionaries and cannibals problems in the dictionary

  1. missionar
  2. missionaress
  3. missionaresses
  4. missionaries
  5. missionaries and cannibals problem
  6. missionaries and cannibals problems
  7. missionarily
  8. missionarise
  9. missionarize
  10. missionarized
  11. missionarizes

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