A balance beam similar to the one shown here at the top has 2 cubes and 1 bolt in the pan on the left, and in the pan on the right there are 38 nails. A second balance beam below has a cube in the left pan and 1 bolt and 1 nail in the right pan. What is the number of nails needed to balance 1 cube?|
A balance beam similar to the one shown here at the top has 2 cubes and 1 bolt in the pan on the left, and in the pan on the right there are 38 nails. A second balance beam below has a cube in the left pan and 1 bolt and 1 nail in the right pan. What is the number of nails needed to balance 1 cube?|
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Transcribed Image Text:A balance beam similar to the one shown here at the top has 2 cubes and 1 bolt in the pan on the left,
and in the pan on the right there are 38 nails. A second balance beam below has a cube in the left pan
and 1 bolt and 1 nail in the right pan. What is the number of nails needed to balance 1 cube?
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