2017 UNM-PNM Statewide High School Mathematics Contest II Problems/Problem 6
Problem
There are stacks of coins. Each of the coins in of the stacks weighs grams each. Suppose the coins in the remaining stack each weigh grams. You are given one time access to a precise digital scale. Devise a plan to weigh some coins in precisely one weighing to determine which pile has the lighter coins.
Solution
See also
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