Having disposed of one weighing job, same rock-weighing issued requirements for another challenging task. The task involves a balance-type scales.
1). Due to government regulations you can use only one measuring weight. It can be any weight you want. There are 7 rocks each weighing a whole number of pounds between 1 and 5 inclusively. The rocks are not necessarily distinct in weight from one another. Using just one weigh and balance scales, figure out the weight of each rock.
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Having disposed of one weighing job, same rock-weighing issued requirements for another challenging task. The task involves a balance-type scales.
1). Due to government regulations you can use only one measuring weight. It can be any weight you want. There are 7 rocks each weighing a whole number of pounds between 1 and 5 inclusively. The rocks are not necessarily distinct in weight from one another. Using just one weigh and balance scales, figure out the weight of each rock.
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