A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass 15kg and the second with mass 27kg. If the first weight is 8m from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?

1 Answer
Feb 15, 2016

x=409m

Explanation:

(the first mass) X (distance from fulcrum)=(the second mass) X (distance from fulcrum)
158=27x
x=12027
x=409m