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I Only Need Two - Part II (Posted on 2006-01-23)

In I Only Need Two, you have 12 30g coins, 5 35g coins and a balance scale. As shown previously you can identify 2 of the 35g coins with 4 weighings. How many weighings are required if the scales can only weigh a maximum of 6 coins per side?

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	Subject	Author	Date
	Solution (spoiler)	Leming	2006-01-23 18:03:59

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