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You are presented with 9 coins from an archeological dig near the highlands of Tibet. One of them contains a precious jewel that can make you extremely wealthy. The coin with the jewel is slightly heavier than the others, the other eight are identical. You can only choose once so you are given 2 scales so that you can weigh the coins. Here’s the dilemma, each balance scale can only be weighed once. Is it possible to select the slightly heavier coin containing the jewel using each of the two scales only once? Explain why or why not

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