SOLUTION: If you have a balance scale and only the four weights 1 gram (g), 3 g, 9 g, and 27 g, explain how you could show that an object had the following weights: A) 5 g B) 16 g Hint:

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Question 640555: If you have a balance scale and only the four weights 1 gram (g), 3 g, 9 g, and 27 g, explain how you could show that an object had the following weights: A) 5 g B) 16 g
Hint: Weights must be added to both sides of the balance scale
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If you have a balance scale and only the four weights 1 gram (g), 3 g, 9 g, and 27 g, explain how you could show that an object had the following weights: A) 5 g B) 16 g
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For 5,
5 + 1 + 3 = 9
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For 16,
16 + 3 + 9 = 1 + 27