A medical tech uses a pair of four-inch-long tweezers to remove a wood splinter from a patient. The technician is applying 1 lb of squeezing force (Effort Force) to the tweezers. If more than 1/5 lb of force is applied (Force Resistance) to the splinter (“load”), it will break and become difficult to remove. Assuming an ideal effort force, calculate how far from the fulcrum the tweezers must be held to avoid damaging the splinter.

What is the value of x in the following equation? -3x-2=2x+8

Samson is going shopping for sugar and butter to make three different kinds of cookies: lemon bars, peanut butter cookies, and sugar cookies. the recipe for lemon bars calls for 2 cups of flour, 2 cups of sugar, and 1 stick of butter. the peanut butter cookie recipe calls for 2 cups of flour, 4 cup of sugar and 2 stick of butter. the sugar cookie recipe calls for 1 cup of flour, 2 cups of sugar, and 2 sticks of butter. sampson has 13 cups of flour at home, and he buys 12 cups (6 pounds) of sugar and 10 sticks of butter. how many batches of each type of cookie can he make? samson can make batches of lemon bars, batches of peanut butter cookies, and batches of 09 cookies submit reset

Which one is the correct answer, and why?