A carpenter and his assistant are to carry a uniform wooden beam, which is 6 m long and weighs 100 kg, on their shoulders. Both men are of the same height so that the beam is carried horizontally. However, the carpenter is the stronger of the two and wishes to bear 50% more of the weight of the beam than his assistant. If one end of the beam is placed on the assistant's shoulder, how far from the other end of the beam should the carpenter put his shoulder?

A carpenter and his assistant are to carry a uniform wooden beam, which is 6 m long and weighs 100 kg, on their shoulders. Both men are of the same height so that the beam is carried horizontally. However, the carpenter is the stronger of the two and wishes to bear 50% more of the weight of the beam than his assistant. If one end of the beam is placed on the assistant's shoulder, how far from the other end of the beam should the carpenter put his shoulder?

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. A carpenter and his assistant are to carry a uniform wooden beam, which is 6 m long
and weighs 100 kg, on their shoulders. Both men are of the same height so that the
beam is carried horizontally. However, the carpenter is the stronger of the two and
wishes to bear 50% more of the weight of the beam than his assistant. If one end of
the beam is placed on the assistant's shoulder, how far from the other end of the beam
should the carpenter put his shoulder?
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