The Balance

Puzzle: You have a balance and need to weigh objects. The weight of each object will be between 1 and 40 pounds inclusive and will be a round number. What’s the fewest number of weights that you need to be able to balance any of these objects?

(If you think you have the answer, see the Answer before you see the Hint. The answer is just the number of weights, not what they are.)

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