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Shift_00

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Brainteaser ( tough one, i guess )

okay here is the puzzle ..

there is an old shopkeeper, who has a two pan balance ( old scale ), the old man has a 40 Kg one piece weight, so he went to the blacksmith, and asked him to make 4 weighing pieces out of that 40 Kg weight, with a condition that the 4 pieces will be sufficient to weigh any number from 1 to 40.

what should the weights of the pieces be?

bobbym

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Re: Brainteaser ( tough one, i guess )

Hi Shift_00;

This is an oldie but goodie problem, 1,3,9,27 are the weight of the rocks.

Last edited by bobbym (2009-08-08 18:24:16)

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