Question Number 183617 by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 27/Dec/22
$$\mathcal{H}{ow}\:{many}\:{artificially}\:{made}\:{weights}\:{are}\: \\ $$$$\boldsymbol{{required}}\:\left({minimally}\right)\:{to}\:{weigh} \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{2},\mathrm{4},\mathrm{6},...,\mathrm{80}\:{kg}\: \\ $$$${and}\:{what}\:{should}\:{be}\:{they}? \\ $$
Commented by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 27/Dec/22
Commented by mr W last updated on 27/Dec/22
$${let}'{s}\:{say}\:\mathrm{1}\:{Tom}=\mathrm{2}\:{kg},\:{then}\:{you}\:{want} \\ $$$${to}\:{weigh}\:\mathrm{1},\:\mathrm{2},\:\mathrm{3},\:...,\:\mathrm{27}\:{Toms}. \\ $$$${As}\:{you}\:{can}\:{see}\:{from}\:{Q}\mathrm{183583}, \\ $$$${with}\:\mathrm{4}\:{weights}\:{of}\:\mathrm{1},\:\mathrm{3},\:\mathrm{9},\:\mathrm{27}\:{Toms},\:{you} \\ $$$${can}\:{weigh}\:{a}\:{weight}\:{upto}\:\mathrm{40}\:{Toms}. \\ $$$${that}\:{means}\:{you}\:{need}\:{at}\:{least}\:\mathrm{4}\:{weights}\: \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{2},\:\mathrm{6},\:\mathrm{18},\:\mathrm{54}\:{kg}\right)\:{to}\:{weigh}\:\mathrm{2},\:\mathrm{4},\:\mathrm{6},\:...,\:\mathrm{54}\:{kg}. \\ $$
Commented by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 27/Dec/22
$$\mathbb{T}\boldsymbol{\mathrm{han}}\mathbb{X}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{sir}}!\:\mathrm{your}\:\mathrm{answer}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{very}\:\mathrm{right} \\ $$$$\mathrm{but}\:\mathrm{my}\:\mathrm{question}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{not}\:\mathrm{very}\:\mathrm{right}.\:\mathrm{I} \\ $$$$\mathrm{am}\:\mathrm{going}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{edit}\:\mathrm{it}. \\ $$