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2 ladies and 2 girls need to cross a river in a boat big enough for 1 lady or 2 girls. How do they do it?

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2 ladies and 2 girls need to cross a river in a boat big enough for 1 lady or 2 girls. How do they do it?
posted Oct 30, 2017 by Sandeep Otari

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