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Phil^ · 17 Feb 2007, 21:46

jakiris right, one bean from first bag, two beans from second, three from third and so on, the final weight of those beans tells you which bag has the lighter ones.
ie the final weight SHOULD be 150 if all had 10kg weights in it, but since one doesnt then theres gonna be an offset
if the offset is 1, ie 149 then it was the first bag. If the offset is 2 ie 148kg then it was the second bag, and so on

17 Feb 2007, 21:46	#30
Phil^ Insomniac Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,583	Re: a (simple, but fun) riddle jakiris right, one bean from first bag, two beans from second, three from third and so on, the final weight of those beans tells you which bag has the lighter ones. ie the final weight SHOULD be 150 if all had 10kg weights in it, but since one doesnt then theres gonna be an offset if the offset is 1, ie 149 then it was the first bag. If the offset is 2 ie 148kg then it was the second bag, and so on __________________ Phil^