SOLUTION: Two children are balanced on a seesaw. The smaller, weighing 40 pounds, is 6 feet from the balance point. How far from the balancing point must the other sit if he weighs 60 pounds

Question 636024: Two children are balanced on a seesaw. The smaller, weighing 40 pounds, is 6 feet from the balance point. How far from the balancing point must the other sit if he weighs 60 pounds?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two children are balanced on a seesaw. The smaller, weighing 40 pounds, is 6 feet from the balance point. How far from the balancing point must the other sit if he weighs 60 pounds?
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4 feet
40*6 = 60*4

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