yet another riddle

[amoeba]

its 2 tries

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: amoeba
its 2 tries

agreed

 

[Mathlete]

WTG Stephenw22

Very Nice

 

[GRIFFIN1]

Originally posted by: EngenZerO
What is the least number of tries needed to determine the heaviest ball. "

1 try is the least number of tries.

Place 8 balls on one side of balance. Place one ball on the other side. If you are lucky and it balances, then you found the heavy ball in 1 try.