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When you visit the NRICH site you may find some activities which are 'live'. This means we are inviting students to send us solutions, and we will publish a selection of them, along with each student's name and their school, a few weeks later. If you'd like to know more about what we're looking for, read this short article.

Over the summer break, instead of live problems, we are offering a selection of Maths at Home challenges, which are ideal for working on with friends or relatives. We hope you enjoy thinking mathematically at home.

crossing the bridge
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Crossing the bridge

Age
11 to 18
Challenge level
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Four friends must cross a bridge. How can they all cross it in just 17 minutes?