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Marble scale riddle.
The direction of the tilts can tell us whether the offending marble is heavier or lighter.
You can perform up to a maximum of three weighings to find out which marble has the different weight and if it is heavier or lighter than the others.
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There are 8 marbles that weigh 1 ounce each and 1 marble that weighs 1 1 ounces.
If when comparing the 6 marbles we find that both sides are equal then we know that the heaviest marble has to be in the 2 marbles that are not on the scale.
You are given a set of scales and 12 marbles.
You can put things in the little buckets and the scale will tip to the heavier side.
Mensa level brain teaser on mind bluff.
Weigh 4 against 9 a known good marble.
We put 3 marbles on each pan for a total of 6 marbles on the pan and we leave 2 marbles off the pan.
1 you have 9 marbles as seen.
In any case on to the riddle.
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That is a small dish hangs from each end of a rod that is balanced in the middle.
2 8 of them are exactly the same weight.
W x h x d.
This means that we only have to compare on those 2 remaining marbles and we have the heaviest marble in only two weighings.
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How do you determine which marble is the heaviest in 2 weighings using only the scale and marbles.
The scales are of the old balance variety.
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The marbles are all uniform in size appearance and shape.
You have 12 marbles.
So let s do this.
Use the scale to determine the group that contains the heavier marble.
The japanese marble score scale in the japanese system the bms scale goes from 3 to 12 with 3 being the basic minimum of marbling a steak should have and.
88 8 x 78 74 x 60 96cm 35 x 31 x 24 in approximate shipping weight.
This score is called bms or beef marble score.
The remaining marble is slightly heavier than the others.
Lastly use the scale to weigh the 2 remaining marbles to determine the heavier marble.
If they balance then the different marble is 3 otherwise it is 4.
You have a balance that has 2 trays.