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07-05-2020, 11:45 PM
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Montana Master
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Let's try this one...
You all are too good from some of my brain teaser's, but will try another one. Here it goes...
You have found bags of gold. How many bags it up to you, but at least more then 3 bags.
In each bag you have gold pieces that weigh 1 pound each. The amount of gold pieces in each bag will vary from 1 to how ever many are in the bag
Mixed in with these bag's of gold there is one bag that is counter fit. The counter fit piece's weigh 1 pound 1 ounce.
You need to find the counter fit bag. You are giving a scale but the scale will only weigh the gold 1 time. So if you put all the bag's on the scale you will get the weight of all the bag's and then the scale will not work again. So it is a one time only weigh in.
How do you find the counter fit bag of gold?
Good luck
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07-06-2020, 07:03 AM
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Montana Master
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Keep adding the bags to the scale one at a time without removing the existing bags and note the weight with each additional bag?
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07-06-2020, 08:03 AM
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Montana Fan
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Label each bag sequentially starting at 1 then take out the number of coins/bars from the bag equal to the number you wrote on the bag. Then weight all the taken out gold. What ever the amount after the decimal is the bag that is not real it just requires some math.
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07-06-2020, 09:08 AM
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Montana Master
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Take the gold to a coin dealer and let them figure it out.
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07-06-2020, 09:22 AM
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Montana Master
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Ok. Using your 3 bag minimum and 1 pound gold coin weight, I decided I have 10 coins in each bag. Bag 1 has 10 pounds of gold. Bag 2 has 10 pounds of gold. Bag 3 has 10 pounds, 10 ounces of counterfeit gold. With my 2 bags of real gold totaling 20 pounds, at today's gold prices, I have $570,172.80. I think I'll pay someone else to figure it out for me.
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07-06-2020, 09:39 AM
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Montana Master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JABURKHOLDER
Ok. Using your 3 bag minimum and 1 pound gold coin weight, I decided I have 10 coins in each bag. Bag 1 has 10 pounds of gold. Bag 2 has 10 pounds of gold. Bag 3 has 10 pounds, 10 ounces of counterfeit gold. With my 2 bags of real gold totaling 20 pounds, at today's gold prices, I have $570,172.80. I think I'll pay someone else to figure it out for me.
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Great try but I said you only have a try at the scale so you can not weigh 3 time's. Good try
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07-06-2020, 09:44 AM
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Montana Master
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Charlie, I never used the scale. In fact, I threw it away. For that kind of money, I'll buy one that works.
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Rule #1. The Chief is always right.
Rule #2. When in doubt, refer to rule #1.
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07-06-2020, 09:46 AM
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Montana Master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bleedmichigan
Label each bag sequentially starting at 1 then take out the number of coins/bars from the bag equal to the number you wrote on the bag. Then weight all the taken out gold. What ever the amount after the decimal is the bag that is not real it just requires some math.
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You my friend are the WINNER. Very good.....
At 3 bag's of gold bag number 1 you take 1 piece, bag 2 two piece's of gold, bag 3 three piece's of gold.
That will give you 6 pounds of gold. If you are 6 pounds 1 ounce bag 1 is the counter fit,, if you had 6 pounds 2 ounce's bag 2 is the counter fit, and if you have 6 pound's 3 ounce's, it bag 3
Thanks guys.. this group is too darn smart.......
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07-06-2020, 09:48 AM
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Montana Master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Theunz
Keep adding the bags to the scale one at a time without removing the existing bags and note the weight with each additional bag?
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that wouldn't work because you don't have the same amount of gold in each bag. you could have 5 pound's in one bag 20 pound's in another....
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07-06-2020, 11:27 AM
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Montana Master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JABURKHOLDER
Charlie, I never used the scale. In fact, I threw it away. For that kind of money, I'll buy one that works.
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You are too funny. Thanks for the laugh.....
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