[New post] [INTERVIEW QUESTION] You have five bottles of pills. One bottle has 9 gram pills; the others have 10 gram pills. You have a scale that can be used only once. How can you find out which bottle contains the 9 gram pills?

themajorblogger posted: " How big is the set of scales? I would start putting the bottles of pills on one by one, not take any off until the difference is 9 grams for every bottle I put onto the scales. " Jamie's Job Search [INTERVIEW QUESTION] You have five bottles of pills. One bottle has 9 gram pills; the others have 10 gram pills. You have a scale that can be used only once. How can you find out which bottle contains the 9 gram pills? themajorblogger Sep 21 How big is the set of scales? I would start putting the bottles of pills on one by one, not take any off until the difference is 9 grams for every bottle I put onto the scales. Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Jamie's Job Search. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://jamiesjobsearch.wordpress.com/2022/09/21/interview-question-you-have-five-bottles-of-pills-one-bottle-has-9-gram-pills-the-others-have-10-gram-pills-you-have-a-scale-that-can-be-used-only-once-how-can-you-find-out-which-bottle-contains/ Powered by WordPress.com