Number Balance

Can you hang weights in the right place to make the the number balance balanced?
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Number Balance printable sheet

This is an interactive number balance:

There are blue weights on the table, which you can hang onto the numbers.
Have a play with it!
 
Here is a picture of the number balance with some weights on it:
 
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Number Balance
 
 
Where would you need to hang a weight to make it balance?
 
What about this picture below? Where would you hang a weight to make it balance?
 
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Number Balance
 
If you had to use two weights and make the picture below balance, where could you put them?
 
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Number Balance
 
How many different ways can you make it balance with two weights?