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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 ?

Submitted by Ravi Raja

Rating: 3.5000 (2 votes)

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See Gamer's comments on this problem for the solutions to the different parts.

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Thoughts	K Sengupta	2024-03-22 00:39:14
A solution	Dej Mar	2007-12-04 10:58:12
re(2): very easy	Gamer	2003-06-01 07:24:08
re(2): part b (7 groups -bug fixed)	Charlie	2003-05-31 16:15:51
re: very easy	Charlie	2003-05-31 15:49:05
very easy	brandy durbin	2003-05-31 14:26:01
re: part b	Charlie	2003-05-31 11:46:07
The program for 5 groups	Charlie	2003-05-31 11:12:42
part b	Charlie	2003-05-31 11:06:01
re: Proof	Charlie	2003-05-31 10:51:21
Proof	Gamer	2003-05-31 10:09:39
re(3): First answer:	Gamer	2003-05-31 09:24:15
re(2): First answer:	Charlie	2003-05-31 08:57:43
re: First answer:	Gamer	2003-05-31 07:21:14
First answer:	Gamer	2003-05-31 07:05:31

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