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Weights (Posted on 2003-06-23)

You are given N number of weights that are all powers of 2. You are also given an item that weighs 1003 lbs.

(1) Exactly how many of those weights would be needed to balance the weight of the item if you could only use one of each weight?

(2) What's the fewest number of weights you can use to balance the weight of the item if there is an unlimited amount of each weight available to you?

See The Solution Submitted by luvya

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Subject	Author	Date
Explanation to Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2022-07-04 22:17:33
An alternate answer	Dej Mar	2009-12-20 10:07:19
Counterbalancing....	Dej Mar	2007-11-10 05:14:15
answer	K Sengupta	2007-11-09 09:58:34
units	Jer	2005-03-10 17:20:03
No Subject	Robert Hunter	2004-09-28 20:21:31
Solution	nikki	2003-06-25 11:49:10
re(3): Balancing Act - outside the box	fwaff	2003-06-24 22:16:56
re(2): Balancing Act - outside the box	Bryan	2003-06-24 04:41:50
re: Balancing Act - outside the box	fwaff	2003-06-23 21:44:42
Binary	Roger	2003-06-23 15:11:09
Balancing Act	Sanjay	2003-06-23 12:51:32
No Subject	Louis	2003-06-23 09:29:33

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