Question

Use the Law of Levers to solve the problem, x1y1 = x2y2. A rectangle has a length of 50 inches and a width of 20 inches. What is the length of another rectangle of the same area, if it has a width of 25 inches?
62.5 in
10 in
30 in
40 in

Answer 1

40 in

Answer 2

50*20=25*x

Answer 3

Use the Law of Levers to solve the problem, x1y1 = x2y2. Milly's older brother weighs 90 pounds and sits 2.5 feet away from the fulcrum of a seesaw. Milly sits 4 feet away and the seesaw balances. About how many pounds does Milly weigh?
60.5 lb
56.25 lb
64.25 lb
52.5 lb