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12 August, 05:06

Henry Heavtweight weighs 1000 N and stands on a pair of bathroom scales so that one scale reads twice as much as the other. What is the greater scale reading? What is the lesser scale reading?

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  1. 12 August, 05:22
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    Greater scale 667

    Lesser scale 333

    Explanation:

    Since the greater scale reads twice, lets say 2x and the lesser one x then total 2x+x=3x=1000 N

    x=1000/3 = 333.33

    Approximately lesser scale is 334 N

    Greater scale = 1000-333=667
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