TWO PRINCES are desperate to marry the Sultan’s daughter. The Sultan invites them to attend him in a tent in the desert. He explains that the contest will be decided by a race: whichever prince’s camel reaches the palace last shall marry his daughter. After just a moment’s thought, the princes rush out and race to the palace, certain that the first to get there will win the Sultan’s daughter’s hand.
What was their solution?
See the answer
Your first thought might be that they have to try to ride as slowly as possible, but this clearly is impractical.
It helps to listen to the precise wording of the puzzle first. It’s not which prince gets there last, but which prince’s camel gets there last.
So they swap camels and ride as fast as they can.
