There are 8 balls that look identical. One of them weighs
less than the others. Given a weighing scale, how will you
find this ball.
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Answer Posted / prabu.m
hi i'm m.prabu from attur
divide the 8 balls in to 4 sets
first check that 2 sets are equal
if eqaul
{
leave the both sets and try from the other two sets
and check which pair is less weight and next divide the
set and choose the correct by picking the less weight ball
}
if both are not equal
{
then leave the sets that are not weighted
pick the set with least weight and divide by two measure
weight and took the least one
}
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