Riddle:
We have two soap of equal weights and a 3/4 pound weight.
However, after using 1/4 of soap we place all three objects on balance as On one side of balance we place one soap (unused) and on another side, we placed used soap (i.e 3/4th of soap) and 3/4 pound weight.
What is the soap weight?
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Hint:
3/4 of a pound are worth 1/4 of the
soap...
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Answer:
3 pounds.
if 3/4 of a pound weigh the same as a 1 quarter of the
soap, then a simple formula is
soap weight = 4 X 3/4 = 3 Pounds.