There are 4 piles around a circle. Initially, the piles contain 7, 3, 9, and 1 bales of hay. Farmer John would like to move them so the piles contain 1, 4, 2, and 13 bales of hay.
A minimum of 13 units of work is required (move 6 bales from pile 1 to pile 4, move 1 bale from pile 3 to pile 2, and move 6 bales from pile 3 to pile 4).