Mind Puzzles #4

January 6th, 2007 by natalie

A brick is placed on one side of a scale and, to balance the scale, ¾ of an identical brick plus a ¾-pound weight are placed on the other side. How many pounds does the brick weigh?

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2 Responses to “Mind Puzzles #4”

  1. on 07 Jan 2007 at 3:39 pm   Meg

    3 pounds

  2. on 09 Jan 2007 at 9:23 am   natalie

    Correct!

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