Mary and John were playing on the see-saw as shown in the diagram below. In order to balance on the see-saw

Mary and John were playing on the see-saw as shown in the diagram below.

In order to balance on the see-saw
A. John should move towards the pivot
B. Mary should move away from pivot
C. Move the pivot towards John
D. Move the pivot towards Mary.

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The correct answer is D. move the pivot towards Mary.

The distance from John to pivot should be greater than the distance from the pivot to Mary, since John is lighter than Mary.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on July 29, 2019 at 13:14

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