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A man had a bar of lead that weighed 40 lbs., and he divided it into four pieces in such a way as to allow him to weigh any number of pounds from one to forty. What are the weights of the four pieces?
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1, 3, 9, 27, ARE THE WEIGHTS OF THE FOUR PIECES
20 POUNDS. 10 POUNDS PLUS HALF OF 20 POUNDS EQUALS 20 POUNDS
ADD 3 ON TO 25 = 28 THEN ADD 2
8 + 2 = 10 12 - 2 = 10 5 X 2 = 10 20 ÷ 2 = 10 45
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