Henry Heavyweight weighs 1200 N and stands on a pair of

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Consider the given data as follows.

The total weight of Henry is \(W = 1200\;{\rm{N}}\).

Henry stands on a pair of bathroom scales so that one scale reads twice as much as the other.

Let the scale \(1\) read \({W_1}\) and the other scale read \({W_2}\).

Therefore,

\({W_1} + {W_2} = W\)

\( = 1200\;{\rm{N}}\;\;\;...\;\left( 1 \right)\)

The scale \(1\) reads twice as the other. Thus,

\({W_1} = 2{W_2}\;\;\;\;\;...\;\left( 2 \right)\)