Question

A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass `72 kg` and the second with mass `9 kg`. If the first weight is `4 m` from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?

Answer 1

`x=32" "m`

Explanation:

`72*4=9*x`

`x=(72*4)/9`

`x=32" "m`