You Have 8 Marbles One Is Heavier

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.

You have 8 marbles one is heavier.

Find the heavier ball. You have eight marbles. No matter which case happens you weighed marbles only twice and found the heavy one. If instead it balances we know the one unused marble is the heavy one.

If one side is heavier than the other then we only have 3 marbles left. 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 have a weighing scale that consists of 2 pans but the scale is only good for 2 total weighings. If it tips to a side we know that marble is the heavy one.

For convenience sake let s name the balls 1 8. 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. From the heavier three put one aside and place one marble on each tray. 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. All of the marbles weigh the same except for one which is heavier than all of the others. You are given 8 identical looking balls. If equal then the one you set aside is the heavy one.

Keep the heavy group of 3 marbles and discard the rest. Suppose you have 8 marbles and a two pan balance used to compare the weight of 2 things. If when comparing the 6 marbles we find that both. 7 marbles weigh 1 ounce each one marble weighs 1 5 ounces.

See more see less 8. First we weigh 1 2 3 on the left and. You are unable to determine which is the heavier marble by looking at them. Flag as inappropriate flag as inappropriate.

If one side is heavier you found the one. You a provided with a simple mechanical balance and you are restricted to only 2 uses. You have to put all the 100 marbles into the jars. One of them is heavier than the rest of the 7 all the others weigh exactly the same.

How would you find the heaviest marble if you are only allowed to weigh the marbles 2 times. You have 8 marbles. If one is heavier than the other then we ve succeeded in just two weighings.