Mixed up Apples at the Farm

Someone has mixed up the apples. Read carefully what has happened. Can you find a way to help solve the problem.

• There are 10 baskets containing apples.


• There are various amounts of apples in each basket ranging from 10 to 20.


9 of the baskets contain apples weighing 4 ounces each.


1 of the baskets contains apples weighing 5 ounces each.


• All the apples look the same.


• The equipment you have is a set of scales and an empty basket.


• It is late and the truck is waiting to take the apples to market. You only have time to make one measurement using the scales. 


Take out the basket contains apples weighing 5 ounces each.

Identify heavier basket!

Here is how you can identify that basket! 

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