Today's Quote and Problem of the Day

Quote:

"Conceptions without experience are void; experience without conceptions is blind" ~Albert Einstein

 

Problem of the Day:

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"Counterfeit Coins"

There are ten stacks of ten silver dollars. You are given the weight of a real silver dollar, and are told each counterfeit coin weighs one gram more than a real silver dollar. You also know that one of the stacks is completely counterfeit, and you can use a scale that weighs in grams. What is the minimum number of weighings needed to determine the counterfeit stack?

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