document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38982>Question 38982</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Joe, Jane, and Bill weigh 40, 70, and 90 lbs. respectively and use a plank 15 ft. long for a teeterboard. Bill sits 3 ft., Jane 5 ft., and Joe 8 ft. from the fulcrum, on the same side. How far must their father, who weighs 188 lbs., sit from the fulcrum to balance his children?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Not from a book) I got stumped on trying to put this equation together. Thank you for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #24426 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=24426\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 40*8+70*5+90*3=188X OR 320+350+270=188X OR 1560=188X OR X=1560/188 OR X=8.2978732 FEET FROM THE FULCRUM. </SPAN>\n" );
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