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Level Balance Pans
A level balance holds two identical cloth pouches and two wooden cubes on the left, and one identical pouch and four wooden cubes on the right. Removing one pouch and two cubes from both pans leaves one pouch balancing two cubes.
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Age 14: open this week
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In the picture
- Badge 1 sits on a cloth pouch in the left pan.
- Badge 2 sits on the cloth pouch in the right pan.
- Badge 3 sits on a wooden cube in the left pan.
- Badge 4 sits on a wooden cube in the right pan.
Examples
- Two friends sharing marbles by removing the same number from each hand.
- A see-saw staying level when equal weights are added to or removed from both sides.
Key takeaways
- Perform the same operation on both sides of an equation.
- Keep the equation balanced until the unknown is alone.
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