document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=536313>Question 536313</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a shopkeeper has only 4 weights. He weighs 1 kg to 40 kg of weight in exact quantity with combination of these four weights that he got. He doesn't sell goods in half or quarter kilos. What would be the amount of weights he has, to weigh each and every no. ranging from 1 to 40 kg. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #352334 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=352334\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If he has weights of 1, 2, 4 & 8 kilos, he can make all integer values up to 15 kilos.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If he has weights of 1, 3, 9 & 27 kilos, he can make all up to 40 kilos, but he has to have 2 of each of the 1, 3 & 9 kilo weights.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He needs 1, 1, 3, 3, 9, 9 & 27 kilo weights<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think something isn't right in the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With only 1 of each he can make<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 12, 13, 27, 28, 30, 36, 37, 39 & 40 kilos.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2, eg, is not possible.<BR>\n" );
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