SEARCH HOME
Math CentralQuandaries & Queries

search

Question from John:

two answers were given... I believe both to be incorrect.
five bales weighed two at a time: weightx2 given: 110,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,120, and 121. It stated all combinations ie: ab,ac,ad,ad,bc,bd,be, etc. to arrive at the above 10 combined weights. I come up with the following...

Bale A= 54lbs, Bale B=56, Bale C=58, Bale D=59. and Bale E=62 pounds.

A+B=110, A+C=112, A+D=, B+C=114, B+D=115 ,A+E=116 ,C+D=117, B+E=118 ,C+E=120, and D+E=121

Hi John,

I agree that your answer is correct. To see if the other suggested answers are also correct try to verify them as you did with your answer.

Penny

About Math Central
* Registered trade mark of Imperial Oil Limited. Used under license.
 

 


Math Central is supported by the University of Regina and the Imperial Oil Foundation.
Quandaries & Queries page Home page University of Regina Imperial Oil Foundation