SOLUTION: Lee and Rena sit on opposite ends of a 12-foot teeter-totter. Lee weighs 108 pounds and Rena weighs 108 pounds. Where should the fulcrum be placed in order for the teeter-totter to

SOLUTION: Lee and Rena sit on opposite ends of a 12-foot teeter-totter. Lee weighs 108 pounds and Rena weighs 108 pounds. Where should the fulcrum be placed in order for the teeter-totter to

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Question 1031391: Lee and Rena sit on opposite ends of a 12-foot teeter-totter. Lee weighs 108 pounds and Rena weighs 108 pounds. Where should the fulcrum be placed in order for the teeter-totter to be balanced?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since they both weight the same, it should be placed exactly in the middle of the 12' board or at 6' from either end.
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