SOLUTION: A boy weighing 90 pounds sits 3 feet from the fulcrum of a seesaw. His younger brother weighs 50 pounds. How far on the other side of the fulcrum should he sit to balance the seesa
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Question 738002: A boy weighing 90 pounds sits 3 feet from the fulcrum of a seesaw. His younger brother weighs 50 pounds. How far on the other side of the fulcrum should he sit to balance the seesaw?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A boy weighing 90 pounds sits 3 feet from the fulcrum of a seesaw. His younger brother weighs 50 pounds. How far on the other side of the fulcrum should he sit to balance the seesaw?
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90*3 = 50*d
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