If a one-pound weight were one foot from the pivot or shaft of a lever, how many pound-feet of force would result? A. 4 B. 1 C. 3 D. 2

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The force is still 1 pound.

The TORQUE around the pivot is (force) x (distance from the pivot) = 1 foot-pound. (B)

Answer is B. 1 pound-feet of force