Toast Puzzle - Solution
The Puzzle:
I don't have a toaster, but my pan can hold three slices of bread when I make toast.
Each slice has to be toasted on both sides, of course, and it takes one minute to toast a side, including "turning over time".
I can therefore make three slices of toast in two minutes. How long would it take for four slices?
I thought that it would take me four minutes to make four slices, until my friend Hungry Horace said I could do it in just three minutes. How is it done?
Each slice has to be toasted on both sides, of course, and it takes one minute to toast a side, including "turning over time".
I can therefore make three slices of toast in two minutes. How long would it take for four slices?
I thought that it would take me four minutes to make four slices, until my friend Hungry Horace said I could do it in just three minutes. How is it done?
Our Solution:
Puzzle Author: Stephen Froggatt