document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=160713>Question 160713</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 40-pound weight is placed 6 feet from the fulcrum on a lever, and a 60-pound weight is placed 8 feet from the fulcrum on the other side.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where should a 30-pound weight be placed to give equilibrium?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a question on a handout and I can't find the formula to work this problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Any help would be apprecitated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks so much. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #118490 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=118490\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the weight multiplied by the distance from the fulcrum is a quantity called the \"moment\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__  at equilibrium, the moments on either side of the fulcrum are equal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40(6)+30(x)=60(8) __ 240+30x=480 __ 30x=240 __ x=8 </SPAN>\n" );
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