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Ten identical bags contain ten weights each.
In nine of the bags each weight is 16 ounces.
In one of the bags the weights are actually 17 ounces each.
Question:
How can you determine, in a single weighing on an accurate weighing scale,  which bag contains the 17-ounce weights?

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