RIDDLE for all you maths lovers?!
Question: RIDDLE for all you maths lovers!?
Back in the old day(dont ask how long ago), a shopkeeper used to measure the weight of his products using four stones and only four stones, each stone has a different weight to it!. Each stone had a weight between 1kg and 40kg!. Using these four stones he was then able to weigh any product between 1kg and 40kg!.
WHAT WERE THE WEIGHTS OF THESE FOUR STONES!?!?!?!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
WHAT WERE THE WEIGHTS OF THESE FOUR STONES!?!?!?!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
Ay!.!.!. You already posted the answer!!!
Anyway, can I have 10 points for proving your answer for you!?
4 Stones
1kg - 3kg - 9kg - 27kg
Number in ( ) is the weight of an item to be measured!. You add to it the stone(s) of certain weight to balance out with the weight of stones on the right side!.
(1) <---> 1
(2) + 1 <---> 3
(3) <---> 3
(4) <---> 1+ 3
(5) + 1+ 3 <---> 9
(6) + 3 <---> 9
(7) + 3 <---> 1+ 9
(8) + 1 <---> 9
(9) <---> 9
(10) <---> 1+ 9
(11) + 1 <---> 3 + 9
(12) <---> 3 + 9
(13) <---> 1+ 3+ 9
(14) + 1+ 3 + 9 <---> 27
(15) + 3 + 9 <---> 27
(16) + 3 + 9 <---> 27 +1
(17) + 1 + 9 <---> 27
(18) + 9 <---> 27
(19) + 9 <---> 27+ 1
(20) + 9 + 1 <---> 27+ 3
(21) + 9 <---> 27+ 3
(22) + 9 <---> 27+ 3 + 1
(23) + 3 + 1 <---> 27
(24) + 3 <---> 27
(25) + 3 <---> 27+ 1
(26) + 1 <---> 27
(27) <---> 27
(28) <---> 27 + 1
(29) + 1 <---> 27+ 3
(30) <---> 27 + 3
(31) <---> 1+ 3 + 27
(32) + 1+ 3 <---> 27+ 9
(33) + 3 <---> 27+ 9
(34) + 3 <---> 1+ 9 + 27
(35) + 1 <---> 9 + 27
(36) <---> 9 + 27
(37) <---> 1+ 9 + 27
(38) + 1 <---> 27+ 9+ 3
(39) <---> 27+ 9 + 3
(40) <---> 1+ 3 + 9 + 27
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Anyway, can I have 10 points for proving your answer for you!?
4 Stones
1kg - 3kg - 9kg - 27kg
Number in ( ) is the weight of an item to be measured!. You add to it the stone(s) of certain weight to balance out with the weight of stones on the right side!.
(1) <---> 1
(2) + 1 <---> 3
(3) <---> 3
(4) <---> 1+ 3
(5) + 1+ 3 <---> 9
(6) + 3 <---> 9
(7) + 3 <---> 1+ 9
(8) + 1 <---> 9
(9) <---> 9
(10) <---> 1+ 9
(11) + 1 <---> 3 + 9
(12) <---> 3 + 9
(13) <---> 1+ 3+ 9
(14) + 1+ 3 + 9 <---> 27
(15) + 3 + 9 <---> 27
(16) + 3 + 9 <---> 27 +1
(17) + 1 + 9 <---> 27
(18) + 9 <---> 27
(19) + 9 <---> 27+ 1
(20) + 9 + 1 <---> 27+ 3
(21) + 9 <---> 27+ 3
(22) + 9 <---> 27+ 3 + 1
(23) + 3 + 1 <---> 27
(24) + 3 <---> 27
(25) + 3 <---> 27+ 1
(26) + 1 <---> 27
(27) <---> 27
(28) <---> 27 + 1
(29) + 1 <---> 27+ 3
(30) <---> 27 + 3
(31) <---> 1+ 3 + 27
(32) + 1+ 3 <---> 27+ 9
(33) + 3 <---> 27+ 9
(34) + 3 <---> 1+ 9 + 27
(35) + 1 <---> 9 + 27
(36) <---> 9 + 27
(37) <---> 1+ 9 + 27
(38) + 1 <---> 27+ 9+ 3
(39) <---> 27+ 9 + 3
(40) <---> 1+ 3 + 9 + 27
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Maybe,
5kgs, 5kgs, 10kgs and 20kgs
Dunno really!.
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5kgs, 5kgs, 10kgs and 20kgs
Dunno really!.
Please answer everyone-
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If he uses them to measure the weight of the products and doesn't use a scale, how does he know how much they weigh!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
By using the weights on both sides!.!.
3kg 4kg 15kg 21kgWww@Enter-QA@Com
3kg 4kg 15kg 21kgWww@Enter-QA@Com
1KG, 3KG, 9KG, 27KG
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lOl i am stumped!
But i know the answer is between 1-30Www@Enter-QA@Com
But i know the answer is between 1-30Www@Enter-QA@Com