Question

Vince weighs 160 pounds, and his friend Nadir weighs 140 pounds. Nadir calculated that his weight on another planet would be about 56 lb. Approximately what would Vince weigh on the other planet?
a.40 lb
b.64 lb
c.76 lb
d.90 lb

Answer 1

Answer:

it is 64 my apologies if i am wrong

Explanation:

i said so

Answer 2

Answer:

C) 64lb

Explanation:

use the linearity method to find the weight of nadir on another planet, it is applied as follows.

Nadir Weight in earth ⇒ Nadir weight in another planet

Vince Weigh in eart  ⇒  X

our goal is to find the weight of vince in another planet (X), for this we multiply the diagonal that continents the data and divide among the remaining

140pounds    ⇒   56lb

160pounds    ⇒ X

X=$\frac{(160)(56)}{140} =64lb$

Vince weigh on the other planet is C) 64lb