Mrrzy,

Regarding your 'bridge' problem:

Man 1 takes 1 minute
Man 2 takes 2 minutes
Man 3 takes 5 minutes
Man 4 takes 10 minutes

Therefore:

First man 1 and man 2 walk across the bridge. This takes 2 minutes.
After this, man 1 walks back with the flashlight. This takes 1 minute.
Then man 3 and man 4 walk across the bridge. This takes 10 minutes.
After this, man 2 walks back with the flashlight. This takes 2 minutes.
Then man 1 and man 2 walk across the bridge. This takes 2 minutes as before.

In total: 2+1+10+2+2=17 minutes.