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Puzzle: Find the lightest bean (Part 1)

You have 27 beans. One bean is lighter than all of the rest. You have a set of balance scales to help you identify the light bean- but, you can only use them three times. How do you do it?
Dr Yan weighs up the probability of finding the lightest bean in only three weighings (and then solves it, of course).

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2 minutes