-advertisement-

A ship with 15 people is going to sink in exactly 20 minutes. However, there is a safe island nearby and a boat that sits 5 people. Getting to the island and back to the ship takes exactly 9 minutes. How many people can get to the island and stay dry before the ship sinks?

Great, you answered "15".

See here what other people have answered:

25%

23%

27%

25%

Click "CONTINUE" to proceed to the next question

Interesting fact:

Buoyant safety devices made from wood or cork were used by Norwegian seamen for a while. You could buy a life jacket as early as 1804. The lifesaving equipment was advertised in the October 1804 issue of The Sporting Magazine. It wasn’t until 50 years later that life jackets made from cork were issued to workers in the lifesaving services.

CONTINUE

A ship with 15 people is going to sink in exactly 20 minutes. However, there is a safe island nearby and a boat that sits 5 people. Getting to the island and back to the ship takes exactly 9 minutes. How many people can get to the island and stay dry before the ship sinks?

Great, you answered "15".

Interesting fact:

Check out this great content