You Have 8 Marbles One Is Heavier

How would you find the heaviest marble if you are only allowed to weigh the marbles 2 times.

You have 8 marbles one is heavier.

If it tips to a side we know that marble is the heavy one. No matter which case happens you weighed marbles only twice and found the heavy one. If equal then the one you set aside is the heavy one. Seven of the marbles have the same weight and one marble is heavier.

Red and blue marbles puzzle you have given 50 red marbles 50 blue marbles and two empty jars. Keep the heavy group of 3 marbles and discard the rest. Find the heavier ball. If one side is heavier you found the one.

If they are the same weight then the 3rd is the heaviest. First we weigh 1 2 3 on the left and. One of them is heavier than the rest of the 7 all the others weigh exactly the same. From the heavier three put one aside and place one marble on each tray.

Flag as inappropriate flag as inappropriate. You are unable to determine which is the heavier marble by looking at them. All of the marbles weigh the same except for one which is heavier than all of the others. If when comparing the 6 marbles we find that both.

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This 9 balls puzzle problem is very similar to 8 balls weight puzzle where 8 identical looking balls are given and one of the balls is heavier than rest of the 7 balls. For convenience sake let s name the balls 1 8. You have 9 marbles one of which is heavier and a set of scales what is the minimum number of times you must use the scales to find the heavier one. Since we now have 3 marbles 1 of which is the heavy one put 1 in each side 1 left 1 right 1 unused set the scale again.

Then in the second weighing we can compare 2 of those 3 marbles to each other. If one is heavier than the other then we ve succeeded in just two weighings. If one side is heavier than the other then we only have 3 marbles left. Explain how you can deter mine the heavier marble by using a balance scale exactly a.

You a provided with a simple mechanical balance and you are restricted to only 2 uses. You have 8 marbles. Suppose you have 8 marbles and a two pan balance used to compare the weight of 2 things.