SOLUTION: A farmer had a stone weighing 40 pounds that he used to weigh pigs, but the stone broke into 4 pieces. The farmer found to his surprise that with the four pieces, he could weigh an

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Misc -> SOLUTION: A farmer had a stone weighing 40 pounds that he used to weigh pigs, but the stone broke into 4 pieces. The farmer found to his surprise that with the four pieces, he could weigh an      Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


    

Question 1047470: A farmer had a stone weighing 40 pounds that he used to weigh pigs, but the stone broke into 4 pieces. The farmer found to his surprise that with the four pieces, he could weigh any whole number from 1 to 40. What did each of the 4 pieces weigh?
Answer by ikleyn(52905) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
I do not think this problem has a solution.