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10 equal sacks (Posted on 2002-05-08) Difficulty: 3 of 5
You have 20 pounds of flour that must be distributed into 10 sacks of 2 pounds each.

At your disposal is a scale, and two weights: a 5 pound one and a 9 pound one.

How can you complete this job in only 9 weighings?

See The Solution Submitted by levik    
Rating: 2.8571 (7 votes)

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  Subject Author Date
much simpler solutionbill2005-06-13 13:01:00
SolutionDiffernt first weighingJack Squat2004-01-23 15:11:06
re: Solution(Errrrrrrrrrrr)Gautam2003-01-20 22:38:30
SolutionGautam2003-01-20 22:06:01
My Solution RevisedDan2002-05-09 09:23:57
different solutionnarcoleptic2002-05-09 07:22:55
SolutionDan2002-05-09 06:14:41
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