27 Coins Balance Puzzle

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Twenty-six coins weigh the same and one counterfeit coin weighs less than the others. Determine the counterfeit coin using a balancing scale with the least number of tests. Do you think you can find the counterfeit coin with only three tests?
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Contributed by: Min Ho Bae (February 2015)
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Published: February 12 2015