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Weighing Coins (Posted on 2007-02-21) Difficulty: 3 of 5
There are five bags of coins such that:

a) the weight of any coin (in ounces) is a positive integer less than or equal to w
b) all coins in a given bag weigh the same
c) the weight of a coin in bag #1 is different from the weight of a coin in bag #2
d) when one coin from bag #1, w coins from bag #2, w2 coins from bag #3, w3 coins from bag #4, and w4 coins from bag #5 are combined and weighed, the result is 2800 ounces

Determine analytically, the weight of a coin in each of the five bags.

See The Solution Submitted by Dennis    
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re: Need better definition | Comment 3 of 6 |
Since there are, for example, "w coins from bag #2" that are weighed, w is a positive integer. I hope that clarifies the problem for you. 
  Posted by Dennis on 2007-02-21 20:25:57
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