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Pumpkins (Posted on 2003-05-01)

Five pumpkins are weighed two at a time in all ten sets of two. The weights are recorded as 16, 18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, and 27 pounds. All individual weights are also integers.

How much does each pumpkin weigh?

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| Comment 10 of 16 |

The weights of the 5 pumpkins are 7,9,11,12 & 15 pounds

Posted by Jayaram Subramanian on 2003-05-05 23:50:16

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