Determine which marble is the heaviest one using the scale

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You have 9 marbles. 8 marbles weigh 1 ounce each, & one marble weighs 1.5 ounces. You are unable to determine which is the heavier marble by looking at them. You have a weighing scale that consists of 2 pans, but the scale is only good for 2 total weighings.

How can you determine which marble is the heaviest one using the scale & in 2 weighings?

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