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  • $\begingroup$ That's amazing! +1 $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 19 at 12:40
  • $\begingroup$ For =>>>, you got: A,D. However, this doesn't seem to be possible:, since ABC=DEF means that the counterfeit is in GHI (per op, $w_1 \ne w_2$ ). Am I missing something? $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 19 at 13:02
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    $\begingroup$ @Brian I think you mistook $w_1$ and $w_2$ for the weights of the counterfeit coins, but they're actually the weights of the genuine and counterfeit coins, respectively. $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 19 at 13:09
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    $\begingroup$ Feel free to copy/reuse/restate the fact that this is the theoretical maximum, from my answer. $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 19 at 15:39
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    $\begingroup$ Would you share how you came up with this huge table? $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 20 at 13:55