Talk:Definitive solution to the counterfeit coin problem

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I'm trying to add some references on the work, some of them publications and books and some of them external links, could anyone help me? Would this be enough to untag this article as original research?


This article compile info about the "counterfeit coin problem", a classical maths problem. A general solution was proppoused some years ago but it is hard to find this solution online.

[edit] Explanation in plain english

Is it possible to explain the procedure for 12 coins in plain english without using technical terms like test matrix and modulo? As is done here, for example: http://www.cut-the-knot.org/blue/OddballProblem1.shtml John Lawrence 19:20, 27 August 2007 (UTC)