Question

Imagine, you have 256 boxes with different weights each. You want to take out the most weighted 2 boxes among them. You can compare only 2 boxes at a time. What is the least number of times you need to compare among the boxes, to get the required 2 boxes?

Answer 1

Answer:

A balance puzzle or weighing puzzle is a logic puzzle about balancing items—often coins—to determine which holds a different value, by using balance scales a limited number of times. These differ from puzzles that assign weights to items, in that only the relative mass of these items is relevant.