document.write( "Question 1045329: Two children weighing 40 pounds and 50 pounds are at a teetertooter. The 50 pound child is sitting 1 foot closer to the center than the 40 pound child. To balance the teetertooter, the 40 pound child must sit x feet from the center where x is a solution of the equation 50(x-1)=40x. Solve for x. \n" ); document.write( "

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50(x-1)=40x
\n" ); document.write( "50x-50=40x
\n" ); document.write( "10x=50
\n" ); document.write( "x=5. ☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( "

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