SOLUTION: Two children weighing 40 pounds and 50 pounds are at a teetertooter. The 50 pound child is sitting 1 foot closer to the center than the 40 pound child. To balance the teetertooter,

Question 1045329: Two children weighing 40 pounds and 50 pounds are at a teetertooter. The 50 pound child is sitting 1 foot closer to the center than the 40 pound child. To balance the teetertooter, the 40 pound child must sit x feet from the center where x is a solution of the equation 50(x-1)=40x. Solve for x.
Found 2 solutions by KMST, jorel555:
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The 40 pound child is sitting feet from the center of the teeter-totter.
The 50 pound child is sitting foot closer to the center, at feet from the center.
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
50(x-1)=40x
50x-50=40x
10x=50
x=5. ☺☺☺☺
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