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Weights Weighing puzzles  Weight: 3 Liked the puzzle: 100% 29.01.2010
What is the minimal number of weights required to be able to balance all integer weights 1,2,...,40 on a balance scale? Justify the minimality.
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idler_
 
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äîáàâëåí 2011-01-28 19:39:23
Reserved.
danger2society
 
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äîáàâëåí 2011-03-30 08:11:53
Does this mean if "40" was on one side of the balance scale, "39" and "1" will be on the other side? And if so, does that mean 40, 39 and 1 cannot be used again?
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äîáàâëåí 2011-03-30 15:48:54
danger2society 2011-03-30 08:11:53
Does this mean if "40" was on one side of the balance scale, "39" and "1" will be on the other side? And if so, does that mean 40, 39 and 1 cannot be used again?
This means that if you choose weights for example 1, 39 and 40, you cat weight 1, 38 (A+1 vs 39), 39, 40 (A vs 39+1), 79 (A vs 39+40) and so on. All your weights 1, 39 and 40 can be used once in each operation.
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äîáàâëåí 2012-01-22 20:07:28
i still don't understand.
[You should ask such questions in a puzzle discussion. But the answer is "no, it isn't.".]





 
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