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.

Then in the second weighing we can compare 2 of those 3 marbles to each other. For convenience sake let s name the balls 1 8. First we weigh 1 2 3 on the left and. Seven of the marbles have the same weight and one marble is heavier.

If instead it balances we know the one unused marble is the heavy one. You have a weighing scale that consists of 2 pans but the scale is only good for 2 total weighings. See more see less 8. All of the marbles weigh the same except for one which is heavier than all of the others.

If one side is heavier than the other then we only have 3 marbles left. If when comparing the 6 marbles we find that both. Find the heavier ball. You have to put all the 100 marbles into the jars.

Keep the heavy group of 3 marbles and discard the rest. If one is heavier than the other then we ve succeeded in just two weighings. One of them is heavier than the rest of the 7 all the others weigh exactly the same. You have eight marbles.

Red and blue marbles puzzle you have given 50 red marbles 50 blue marbles and two empty jars. 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. Suppose you have 8 marbles and a two pan balance used to compare the weight of 2 things.

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. If one side is heavier you found the one. You have 8 marbles. Flag as inappropriate flag as inappropriate.

You are given 8 identical looking balls. From the heavier three put one aside and place one marble on each tray. If they are the same weight then the 3rd is the heaviest. 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.

You are unable to determine which is the heavier marble by looking at them. If equal then the one you set aside is the heavy one. Explain how you can deter mine the heavier marble by using a balance scale exactly a.