SOLUTION: Two men lift a weight of 216 lbs. suspended from a pole 6 ft. long carried between them. If the weight is 2 1/2 ft. from one man and 3 1/2 ft. from the other, how much does each li
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Question 39140: Two men lift a weight of 216 lbs. suspended from a pole 6 ft. long carried between them. If the weight is 2 1/2 ft. from one man and 3 1/2 ft. from the other, how much does each lift?
(not from a text) need help on this one.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(2.5/6)*216=90 lb.
(3.5/6)*216=126 lb.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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