Mensa Cat Monday: A Riddle (with Chonkers)

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Here are five creates.
Each create is filled with golden ingots.
You do not know how many ingots are in each crate.

A new riddle from the Mensa Cats, specifically Chonkers 😺

Here are five creates.
Each create is filled with golden ingots.
You do not know how many ingots are in each crate.

Four of These crates contain ingots of pure gold.
One crate contains counterfeit ingots.
All of the ingots look identical.

An ingot of pure gold weighs 100 grams.
A counterfeit ingot weighs 90 grams.

You have been given a digital scale. You can use the scale once, and only once, to get a weight. You will load the try, turn the scale on, and get a reading. You cannot add or subtract anything from the tray once you get a reading.

You can take as many pieces as you need from each crale for your weight. But, remember – you can only use the scale once. If you can determine which crate is counterfeit, you can keep the other four crates of golden ingots!

Without relying on chance, how do you defermine which crate contains The counterfit ingots by using the scale?


A fortune could be yours!

Can you solve the riddle?

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