SOLUTION: A scale like the one shown is balanced when it has 18 1-pound bricks on one side and 3 equally sized pieces of gold on the other. How much does each piece of gold weigh?
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Question 945980: A scale like the one shown is balanced when it has 18 1-pound bricks on one side and 3 equally sized pieces of gold on the other. How much does each piece of gold weigh?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The 3 pieces of gold weighs a total of
pounds to balance the scale
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Each gold piece weighs:
pounds
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