Answer
400 N on one scale, 800 N on the other.
Work Step by Step
Let x be the smaller reading.
$$2 x + x - 1200 N = 0$$
$$3 x = 1200 N$$
$$x = 400 N$$
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 2 - Think and Solve - Page 35: 28
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