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One out of Five (Posted on 2016-01-04)

A set of five coins contains two that weigh 31g, two that weigh 33g, and one that weighs 32g. Using a balance scale just two times positively identify the weight of at least one coin.

See The Solution Submitted by Brian Smith

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Subject	Author	Date
My solution is way too convoluted	Charlie	2016-01-04 10:54:12
Solution	Jer	2016-01-04 10:10:44

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