document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132268>Question 132268</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tom,Dick,and harry weigh 50,85,and 120lbs.respectively and us a 12ft. plank for a teeterboard.Tom sits 5ft,dick sits 4ft,and harry sits 3ft from the fulcrum on the same sidethe fulcrum is at midpoint of the board.how fare would a 200-pound friend sit from the fulcrum to balance them? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #96685 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=96685\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5*50+4*85+3*120=X*200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250+340+360=200X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "950=200X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=950/200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=4.75 FT FROM THE FULCRUM FOR THE 200 POUND FRIEND TO SIT & BALANCE THE TEETERBOARD. </SPAN>\n" );
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