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27 Weights (Posted on 2003-05-31)

Suppose you have 27 weights weighing: 1², 2², 3², 4², ........, 25², 26² and 27² grams respectively.

(a)How can you group them into three groups so that each group has the same weight ?

(b) Is it possible to divide it into more than three groups satisfying the same conditions ?

See The Solution Submitted by Ravi Raja

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re(2): First answer:

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(In reply to re: First answer: by Gamer)

What is the reason this works?

Posted by Charlie on 2003-05-31 08:57:43

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