Five peaches are lying on the table. We want to know their total weight, but the scale can hold exactly two peaches at a time.
(a) How can we measure the total weight of these five peaches? What is the least number of weighings we need?
(b) What is the least number of weighings we need to determine the total weight of 13 peaches?
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