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Puzzles | Decision puzzles | Yet another Weighing
You have a balance and the following items of which you know the weights:
a stapler weighing 80g, a pen weighing 40g, an eraser weighing 20g, a ruler weighing 10g,
and a small coin weighing 5g.
How many different weights can you measure with these items?
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