document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=345357>Question 345357</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two people are sitting 15 ft apart on a seesaw. One person wighs 120 lbs. The second person weighs 180 lbs. How far from the 120 lb person should the fulcrum be placed so that the seesaw balances? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #246968 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=246968\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> l1 * d1 = l2*d2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l1*180=l2*120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l1/l2 = 120/180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l1/l2=2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total distance = 15 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 parts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one part is 15/5 = 3 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l 2= 3 parts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*3=9 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 feet from the fulcrum. </SPAN>\n" );
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