Marble Scale Puzzle

3 you are allowed to use set the scale twice in total.

Marble scale puzzle.

The heavier one is the different marble. Amazing 3d wooden puzzles all mechanical and fully funcional puzzles. A balance puzzle or weighing puzzle is a logic puzzle about balancing items often coins to determine which holds a different value by using balance scales a limited number of times. Should the weighing of 1 5 6 vs 2 7 8 show 1 5 6 to be the heavy side then either 5 or 6 is a different heavy marble or 2 is a light different marble.

You can perform up to a maximum of three weighings to find out which marble has the different weight and if it is heavier or lighter than the others. But don t think this is just a kids game. They are the best engineering toy for kids and adults. As long as you have the same number of marbles in each side the heavy marble has just enough weight to tip the scale to its side.

All of the marbles look the same. Because if we know that the marbles on the scale weigh the same then we also know that the heaviest marble is one of the marbles not on the scale so we can. These are not just puzzles they are a fantastic piece of kinetic art. The 12 marbles appear to be identical.

In fact 11 of them are identical and one is of a different weight. Bepuzzled 30845 marble hanayama cast metal brain teaser puzzle level 4 puzzles for kids adults ages 12 up multicolor 4 9 out of 5 stars 266 9 36 9. Mensa level brain teaser on mind bluff. Note that the unusual marble may be heavier or lighter than the others.

If they balance then 2 is a different light marble. Each marble weighs 2 0 grams except for one which is slightly heavier at 2 05 grams. Weigh 5 against 6. In other words you get to take 2 measurements or comparisons here.

Get a free 2 off coupon now. These differ from puzzles that assign weights to items in that only the relative mass of these items is relevant. How would you find the heaviest marble if you are only allowed to weigh the marbles 2 times using the balance scale. Challenging for kids and adults.

Let s start solving this puzzle by keeping it simple. 4 each bucket has enough room for multiple marbles. Let s say you have 8 marbles and a two pan balance. What if we just divide the 8 marbles into 2 groups of 4 each and we put 4 marbles on one pan and 4 marbles on the other.

Your task is to identify the unusual marble and discard it. You are allowed to use the scales three times if you wish but no more. If they balance then 1 is the different marble. Divider scroll down for the solution.