100 adults and 2 children need to cross a river on a boat which can carry a maximum of 1 adult or 2 children at a time. If, initially, all of them are present on the same side of the river, how many times will the boat travel across the river to move all of them to the other side?

397

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399

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400

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401

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The correct option is D 401

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