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ASU 534 All Soviet Union MO 1990 2n genuine coins and 2n fake

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August 14, 2019
weighingscombinatorics

Problem Statement

Given 2n2n genuine coins and 2n2n fake coins. The fake coins look the same as genuine coins but weigh less (but all fake coins have the same weight). Show how to identify each coin as genuine or fake using a balance at most 3n3n times.