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2. Jeep problem - Wikipedia

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   The jeep problem, [1] desert crossing problem [2] or exploration problem [3] is a mathematics problem in which a jeep must maximize the distance it can travel into a desert with a given quantity of fuel. The jeep can only carry a fixed and limited amount of fuel, but it can leave fuel and collect fuel at fuel dumps anywhere in the desert.

3. 17-animal inheritance puzzle - Wikipedia

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   17 indivisible camels. The 17-animal inheritance puzzle is a mathematical puzzle involving unequal but fair allocation of indivisible goods, usually stated in terms of inheritance of a number of large animals (17 camels, 17 horses, 17 elephants, etc.) which must be divided in some stated proportion among a number of beneficiaries.

4. The monkey and the coconuts - Wikipedia

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   The monkey and the coconuts is a mathematical puzzle in the field of Diophantine analysis that originated in a short story involving five sailors and a monkey on a desert island who divide up a pile of coconuts; the problem is to find the number of coconuts in the original pile (fractional coconuts not allowed). The problem is notorious for its ...

5. United States Camel Corps - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. Army's camel experiment was complete. The last year a camel was seen in the vicinity of Camp Verde was 1875; the animal's fate is unknown. [1] [5] Among the reasons the camel experiment failed was that it was supported by Jefferson Davis, who left the United States to become President of the Confederate States of America. The U.S. Army ...

6. Animal Stories, Videos, Photos and Heroics - AOL.com

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   Get a daily dose of cute photos of animals like cats, dogs, and more along with animal related news stories for your daily life from AOL.

7. Through the Desert - Wikipedia

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   Through the Desert is a German-style board game designed by Reiner Knizia. It was originally released in 1998 by German game publisher, Kosmos , under the name Durch die Wüste . Players place pastel colored plastic camels on a hexagon-based board in an attempt to score points by capturing watering holes and reaching oases.