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P07 [Combinatorics] - Turkish NMO 1st Round - 2002

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August 7, 2014

Problem Statement

What is the least number of weighings needed to determine the sum of weights of 1313 watermelons such that exactly two watermelons should be weighed in each weigh?
<spanclass=latexbold>a)</span> 7<spanclass=latexbold>b)</span> 8<spanclass=latexbold>c)</span> 9<spanclass=latexbold>d)</span> 10<spanclass=latexbold>e)</span> 11 <span class='latex-bold'>a)</span>\ 7 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>b)</span>\ 8 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>c)</span>\ 9 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>d)</span>\ 10 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>e)</span>\ 11