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Old 03-08-2004, 08:01 AM   #1 (permalink)
kazoo
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The 33 1/3 second mystery #6

I have ten bags of coins, each bag containing twenty coins. One bag contains counterfeits which weigh 1 gram more than the authentic, which weigh 10 grams each.

Using a digital scale, how can I determine which bag contains the counterfeits with one weighing?
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