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Sort the items based on whether they are simple machines or compound machines.

sewing machine
pair of tongs
fishing rod and reel
seesaw
wheelbarrow
crane

User Churk
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Answer:

SIMPLE MACHINE:

pair of tongs

seesaw

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COMPOUND MACHINE:

sewing machine

crane

fishing rod and reel

wheelbarrow

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Step-by-step explanation:

I had this on a test and got 5/5

User Jmerkow
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Answer:

Simple machine: pair of tongs, seesaw and wheelbarrow

Compound machine: sewing machine, fishing rod and reel and crane.

Step-by-step explanation:

Simple machine is the simplest device to use mechanical advantages. It has simplest mechanism to multiply the magnitude of force.

So, pair of tongs, seesaw and wheelbarrow are the example of simple machine because their mechanism is simplest.

Compound machine is a device that is made up of more than one simple machine.

so, sewing machine, fishing rod and reel and crane are example of compound machine because these devices shows more than one machine in it.

Thus, classification is as follows:

Simple machine: pair of tongs, seesaw and wheelbarrow

Compound machine: sewing machine, fishing rod and reel and crane.

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