Five pumpkins are weighed two at a time in all possible combinations, similar to the first pumpkins puzzle. The results of the weighings gives nine different values: 52, 56, 60, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, and 88. One of the values was repeated, but which value was not written down.
Find out the weights of the pumpkins and which value is the repeat.

The pumpkins' weights are:

20, 32, 36, 40, 48

Repeated value is 68 (20+48) and (32+36)

Posted by Andre on 2005-09-08 19:13:58