18 Aug 2022 7:00 am
Ok, just one more since it seems I have some time while irksome shonda is looking for her pills...RunningWithScissors » 18 Aug 2022, 5:10 am » wrote: ↑ If you weigh 4 marbles vs 4 marbles, regardless of what happens, the result will be 4 marbles left over that you now have information on. You have to use that info to your benefit in the next 2 weighing's.
If the scales don't balance all you have is 4 marbles that you know are the normal weight... and 8 that you don't know, so if the next one is 3x3 that leaves you with 2 you aren't sure off... you can firgure out which one it is but you can't tell if it's lighter or heavier...
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