More Barrels and More Pellets

by
Erik Oosterwal



If you haven't tried out the Barrels Full of Pellets problem on The Puzzle Page, I suggest you check that one out first.  This brain teaser is a sequel to that one.

OK, we've figured out how to find the one barrel with the 2 gram pellets now let's make the problem more difficult:

Again you have 10 barrels of pellets, but this time you are told that some or all may have 2 gram pellets and the rest have 1 gram pellets. Again you are given a scale for measuring and again you are only allowed to make one measurement.

How do you find out which of the 10 barrels have 1 gram pellets and which of the barrels have 2 gram pellets?

I give up, show me the Answer



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