The total moment about the pivot will be zero when there is balance. Write that as an equation and solve for the unknown mass.
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Two children are balancing on a teeter-totter. One child has a mass of 30.0 kg and is sitting 1.3 meters from the pivot. The second child is sitting 0.8 meters from the pivot. What is the mass of the second child
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