A level balance has the same kind of object on both sides, alongside some of a second kind. For example, 1 cylinder and 4 blocks balance 2 cylinders. One cylinder has the same mass as how many blocks?
Taking the matching objects off both sides leaves the answer: the exact move later used to solve equations.
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