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Re: More Brain Food, a variant of #16
Posted By: Jimmy Of York, on host 204.215.201.38
Date: Sunday, June 18, 2000, at 12:03:42
In Reply To: More Brain Food, a variant of #16 posted by Travholt on Sunday, June 18, 2000, at 11:02:57:

> You have twelve marbles and a balancing scale.
>
> You know that one of the marbles has a different
> weight than the other eleven.
>
> Your job is to find this marble, and to find out if it's
> heavier or lighter than the others.
>
> What's the minimum number of weighings required?

I would think 3...

1- 4 on one side, 4 on other side, 4 no where

2- 2 on each side

3- 1 on each side

Jimmy O"But then again, i'm an idiot."f York

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