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Two inaccurate, unbiased scales can each weigh an object once. How do you combine the two readings into one estimate of its weight?

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You have two inaccurate scales and one object to weigh, and each scale may be used only once. Neither scale has a systematic bias, and you may assume each scale's error variance is known. How would you estimate the object's weight?

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