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Use the scales to answer each question.\u003Cbr>1)\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 6 squares to the left side, how many circles would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>3) 4)\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 8 circles to the left side, how many squares would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 4 circles to the left side, how many squares would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>5) 6)\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 4 circles to the left side, how many squares would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 8 squares to the left side, how many circles would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>7) 8)\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 2 circles to the left side, how many squares would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 10 squares to the left side, how many circles would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>9) 10)\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 3 squares to the right side, how many circles would you have to add to the left side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 4 circles to the left side, how many squares would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>If you added 6 circles to the right side, how many squares would you have to add to the left side to keep it balanced? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1-10 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \nKeeping Scales Balanced  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| The scales below are balanced. Use the scales to answer each question.\u003Cbr>1) 2+1+1+2 = 2+2+2 2) 1+2+1+1+1 = 1+2+2+1\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 6 squares to the left side, how many circles would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>3) 2+2+2 = 2+1+1+1+1\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 4 circles to the left side, how many squares would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>5) 1+2+2+2 = 1+1+1+1+1+2\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 8 squares to the left side, how many circles would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>7) 1+1+2+1+2 = 1+2+1+1+1+1\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 8 circles to the left side, how many squares would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>4) 1+1+2+1+1 = 2+2+2\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 4 circles to the left side, how many squares would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>6) 1+2+2+2 = 1+1+2+2+1\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 2 circles to the left side, how many squares would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>8) 2+2+2+2 = 2+1+1+1+1+2\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 10 squares to the left side, how many circles would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>If you added 3 squares to the right side, how many circles would you have to add to the left side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>9) 2+2+2+2 = 2+1+2+1+2 \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 4 circles to the left side, how many squares would you have to add to the right side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>10) 1+2+2 = 1+1+2+1 \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>If you added 6 circles to the right side, how many squares would you have to add to the left side to keep it balanced?\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  | Answers 1.  3  2.  4  3.  8  4.  8  5.  4  6.  4  7.  5  8.  6  9.  2  10.  3  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1-10 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \nKeeping Scales Balanced  \nName:  \n\n| The scales below are balanced. 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