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.
Answer Posted / shree
PEOPLE ..WE ARE NOT OPTIMIZING ON THE SOLUTION!!
WE NEED TO HAVE A SET OF 2 EACH ...I.E 2*4 GROUPS
THEN WEIGH ANY SETS .. IF U GET THE ODD BALL IN THE FIRST
WEIGHING , U MAY SIMPLY REJECT THE REMAININ 4 BALLS AND
LATER U MAY PROCEED AS DISCUSSED ABOVE..ELSE IF NOT IN FRST
ATTEMPT U MAY PROCEED ..AS THE CONVENTION AND STILL GET A
MAX OF 3 WEIGHING REQUIRED
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