Someone has mixed up the apples. Read carefully what has happened. Can you find a way to help solve the problem.
• There are 10 baskets containing apples.
• There are various amounts of apples in each Basket ranging from 10 to 20.
• 9 of the baskets contain apples weighing 4 ounces each.
• 1 of the baskets contains apples weighing 5 ounces each.
• All the apples look the same.
• The equipment you have is a set of scales and an empty basket.
• It is late and the truck is waiting to take the apples to market. You only have time to make one measurement using the scales.
Take out the basket contains apples weighing 5 ounces each.
Here is how you can identify that basket!
• There are 10 baskets containing apples.
• There are various amounts of apples in each Basket ranging from 10 to 20.
• 9 of the baskets contain apples weighing 4 ounces each.
• 1 of the baskets contains apples weighing 5 ounces each.
• All the apples look the same.
• The equipment you have is a set of scales and an empty basket.
• It is late and the truck is waiting to take the apples to market. You only have time to make one measurement using the scales.
Take out the basket contains apples weighing 5 ounces each.
Here is how you can identify that basket!
