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Stage 3 - Problem 10

Problem: Counterbalance	Strand: Mass	Outcome: MS 3.4	Due: Wednesday 28th October

A troupe of performers who visit NSW Country Areas Program schools keeps a set of five counter weights to help stagehands move heavy props. The weights can balance exactly any load that is a multiple of 10kg, from 10kg up to the total of the five weights. What are the masses of the five weights that meet these conditions and allow the stagehands to counterbalance the max possible load? What is the maximum load they can counterbalance? What are the combinations from 10kg to the maximum possible load? Download Investigation Sheet. (Microsoft Word Document-56KB)
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