Question

An astronaut who weighs 126 lb on earth weighs 21 lb on the moon. How much would a person who weighs 234 lbs on the moon weigh on earth

Answer 1

Answer:

$1,404\ lb$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

using proportion

$\frac{126}{21}\frac{earth}{moon} =\frac{x}{234}\frac{earth}{moon}\\ \\x=126*234/21\\ \\x=1,404\ lb$

Answer 2

Answer: 1,404 lb

Step-by-step explanation:

1. You have the following information given in the problem:

- The weight of the astronaut on eart is 126 lb.

- The weight of the astronaut on the moon is 21 lb.

2. Therefore, you can calculate the weight of a person on earth, knowing that that person weighs 234 lb of the moon, as following:

$weight_{earth}=\frac{(234lb)(126lb)}{21lb}\\\\weight_{earth}=1,404lb$

Then, the person would weighs 1,404 lb on earth.