SOLUTION: A 12 foot teeter totter (a lever) is perfectly balanced. George is sitting on one side and weighs 150 pounds. Laura is sitting on the other side and weighs 210 pounds. How far is G

Question 876590: A 12 foot teeter totter (a lever) is perfectly balanced. George is sitting on one side and weighs 150 pounds. Laura is sitting on the other side and weighs 210 pounds. How far is George from the fulcrum of the teeter totter?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the distance from the fulcrum to George and y be the distance from the fulcrum to Laura.
1.
2.
From eq. 1,

Substitute into eq. 2,

Then

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