document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1006965>Question 1006965</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I've been trying to solve this problem for a little while now. I keep getting 302, and my teacher has marked it wrong multiple times. Could you help? This is the problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jason can lift a small car with the use of a lever. The short end of the steel rod is 8 inches from the fulcrum and the long end is 8 feet from the fulcrum. What is the maximum what Jason can lift if he weighs 160 pounds?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #622992 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=622992\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the maximum weight he can lift.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you change 8 feet to inches, you get 96 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, you set it up as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 96(160)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1920 pounds </SPAN>\n" );
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