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All simple machines are variations of two basic machines.
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False
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Final answer:

Simple machines are not variations of two basic machines; there are actually six types of simple machines: levers, pulleys, screws, inclined planes, wedges, and wheels and axles.

Step-by-step explanation:

False. Simple machines are not variations of two basic machines. In fact, there are six types of simple machines: levers, pulleys, screws, inclined planes, wedges, and wheels and axles.

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For the given question above, the answer is TRUE. The six types of simple machines, namely: inclined plane, lever, pulley, screw, wedge and wheel and axle, are all variations of two basic machines, the lever and inclined plane. I hope this answers your question.
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