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You have identical-looking cubes of cheese, and exactly one of them is slightly heavier than all the others (the rest weigh the same). You have a balance scale that you can use exactly twice.

What is the largest number of cubes among which you can always find the heavy one with two weighings?

You have identical-looking cubes of cheese, and exactly one of them is slightly heavier than all the others (the rest weigh the same). You have a balance scale that you can use exactly twice.

What is the largest number of cubes among which you can always find the heavy one with two weighings?