Saturday 14 September 2013

Weights Problem

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An intelligent shopkeeper needs some weights to measure the goods of 1-1000 kg weight. So, in order to invest a minimum amount of rupees in weights, how many minimum weights he will need ? Also name the weights.

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  Solution : 

   He will need 10 weights namely 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512.
    (2^0 to 2^9 because 1000 < 2^10)
  

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