SOLUTION: a laborer uses a crowbar 4 feet long. If the fulcrum is 7 inches from one end of the bar, how heavy a weight can be move by exerting a force of 175 pounds.?

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Question 284765: a laborer uses a crowbar 4 feet long. If the fulcrum is 7 inches from one end of the bar, how heavy a weight can be move by exerting a force of 175 pounds.?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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175(48-7)=7X
175*41=7X
7X=7,175
X=7,175/7
X=1,025 POUNDS.