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There are 20 bags filled with coins that all look alike. The coins in 19 of the bags are authentic and weigh 10 ounces each. The coins in one of the bags are counterfeit and weigh 11 ounces each. With only one weighing on a scale, how can you determine which bag contains the counterfeit coins

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it will come out to a flat number like 10 20 30 40 ect and the counterfeit will have a 1 at the end such as 11 21 31 41.
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