You have been given a physical balance and 7 weights of 52, 50, 48, 44, 45, 46, and 78 Kgs.. Keeping weights on one pan and object on the other, what is the maximum you can weigh less than 183 Kgs.?
a)178
b)180
c)181
d)182

• balance=52+50+48+44+45+46+78-183
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(33) No(12)
• 78+52+50=180
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(20) No(0)
• 78+52+50=182
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(31)
• 52+50+48+44+45+46+78-183=180
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(0)
• 78+56+48=182
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• the answer would be 180 kgs
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
• 52+50+78=181
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(10)
• Question will be said maximum weight less than 183.so 78+52+50+48+46+45+44=363
  363-183=180
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• The highest 3 weights are 78+52+50= 180. Thus option (b) 180 is the correct answer.
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• balance=52+50+48+44+45+46+78-183=180
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• total weight is sum of all weights=363
  so subtract from the weight given 363-183=180
  so answer will be 180.
• 6 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• total weight=52, 50, 48, 44, 45, 46, and 78
  so tw= 363
  Then ans=tw-183
• 6 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• 78+52+50=180
  as 180+48=228>183
  so 180 will be the ans
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• 78+50+52=180
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• the answer would be 180kg
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• 78+52+50=180
  there is no 56 in the given weights so 180 is d correct option
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• ans- 180
  78+52+50= 180
  
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• Highest 3 i.e 78+50+52=180
  
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• on one side of the balance we take 78+52+50+46=226kgs and on other side we take 44 kgs.
  226-44=182. hence with this we measure 182 kgs ..
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(4)
• 182
  becasue 48+44+45+46=182
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(4)
• 180
  78+52+50
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• 78+52+58=180 is the correct answer.
  
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• 180 52 +50 +78
• 5 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• 78+52+50=180
  b)180
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