A pet owner is taking three of her pets to the vet one dog o

A pet owner is taking three of her pets to the vet: one dog, one cat, and one mouse. She was able to put all of them in her car and is now ready to take them to the vet’s office. The pet owner has suffered a terrible accident and only has one hand. Thus she can only carry one of her pets at a time. If she leaves the dog and the cat in the car, the dog will attack the cat. If she leaves the mouse and the cat in the car, the cat will eat the mouse. On the other hand, the dog and the mouse will leave each other be. How can this pet owner bring all three animals to the vet’s office? Represent your answer with an FSA and justify your answer.

Solution

1.The pet owner takes the cat to vet\'s office first and goes back to get the mouse.

2. The pet owner then takes the mouse to vet\'s office and returns with the cat.

3. The pet owner leaves the cat in the car and takes the dog to vet\'s pffice. She leaves the dog with the mouse.

4. The pet owner goes back to get the cat and all of the animals bring to the vet\'s office