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TAKE 1 PILL FROM THE FIRST BOTTLE, 2 PILLS FROM THE SECOND BOTTLE, 3 PILLS FROM THE THIRD BOTTLE, AND SO ON. IDEALLY, YOU WILL HAVE 55 PILLS WEIGHING 55 GRAMS - BASED ON A WEIGHT OF 1 GRAM PER PILL. THE DEVIATION FROM 55 GRAMS WOULD TELL YOU WHICH BOTTLE CONTAINS THE HEAVY PILLS. IF IT IS 0.1 GRAM MORE, IT IS THE 1ST BOTTLE WHICH HAS THE HEAVY PILLS. IF IT IS 0.2 GRAMS MORE, THE 2ND BOTTLE HAS THE HEAVY PILLS. IF IT IS 0.3 GRAMS MORE, THE 3RD BOTTLE HAS THE HEAVY PILLS. IF IT IS 1 GRAM MORE, THEN THE 10TH BOTTLE HAS THE HEAVY PILLS SPLIT THE BALLS INTO 3 GROUPS WITH 3 BALLS EACH. PICK 2 GROUPS AND USE SCALE TO DETERMINE WHICH GROUP CONTAINS THE HEAVY BALL. ONCE THE GROUP IS DETERMINED, PICK 2 BALLS AND USE THE SCALE. IF THEY ARE EQUAL, THE OTHER BALL IS THE HEAVY ONE TAKE 6 BALLS AND SPLIT THEM INTO 2 GROUPS OF 3 BALLS EACH. USE THE SCALE TO WEIGH THE 2 GROUPS. IF ONE OF THE GROUPS IS HEAVIER THAN THE OTHER GROUP, PICK 2 BALLS FROM THE HEAVIER GROUP AND USE THE SCALE TO WEIGH THEM. IF THEY ARE EQUAL IN WEIGHT, THE OTHER BALL IN THAT GROUP IS THE HEAVY ONE. IF BOTH THE GROUPS ARE EQUAL IN WEIGHT, THEN PICK THE REMAINING 2 BALLS AND USE THE SCALE TO DETERMINE THE HEAVIER BALL SPLIT THE MARBLES INTO 3 GROUPS WITH 4 MARBLES EACH. PICK 2 GROUPS AND USE THE SCALE TO DETERMINE WHICH GROUP CONTAINS THE HEAVIER MARBLE. IF THE 2 GROUPS WEIGH THE SAME, THE HEAVIER MARBLE IS IN THE 3RD GROUP. ONCE THE GROUP IS DETERMINED, SPLIT THE MARBLES INTO 2 GROUPS WITH 2 MARBLES EACH. USE THE SCALE TO DETERMINE THE GROUP THAT CONTAINS THE HEAVIER MARBLE. LASTLY, USE THE SCALE TO WEIGH THE 2 REMAINING MARBLES TO DETERMINE THE HEAVIER MARBLE