A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass #6 kg # and the second with mass #27 kg#. If the first weight is # 8 m# from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum? Physics Work and Energy Simple Machines 1 Answer Alan P. Feb 5, 2016 #16/9 = 1 7/9# m. Explanation: #6 " kgm" xx 8 " m" = 27 " kgm" xx ?# #?= (6 cancel(" kgm")xx8 " m")/(27 cancel(" kgm")) = (2xx8 " m")/9 = 16/9 " m"# Answer link Related questions What is a lever? What is a pulley? How do a wheel and axle work? Why are simple machines not 100% efficient? Why is a fork a wedge? Why is a knife a wedge? Why is a ladder an inclined plane? Why is a zipper a simple machine? Why were simple machines invented? Question #8e654 See all questions in Simple Machines Impact of this question 1158 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License