Bridge and torch puzzle
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Four people need to cross a bridge at night which only supports two people at the same time. Person A needs 1 minute to cross the bridge, B needs 2 minutes, C needs 5 minutes and D needs 10 minutes. When two people cross the bridge they move at the slowest person's pace. They have a torch which has battery left for only 17 minutes. They can't cross the bridge without light. How can they manage to cross the bridge?
One might guess that an obvious solution would be to let the fastest person (A) shuttle each other person over the bridge ...