Question

A person who weighs 120 pounds on Earth weighs 20 pounds on the Moon. How much does a 93-pound person weigh on the Moon?

Answer 1

If you would like to know how much does a 93-pound person weigh on the Moon, you can calculate this using the following steps:

120 pounds on the Earth ... 20 pounds on the Moon
93 pounds on the Earth ... x pounds on the Moon = ?

120 * x = 20 * 93      /120
x = 20 * 93 / 120
x = 15.5 pounds on the Moon

The correct result would be 15.5 pounds on the Moon.

Answer 2

If the first person weighs 120 on Earth and 20 on the moon, then the ratio of weight on moon to weight on Earth would be 20/120 or 1/6. This means that your weight on the moon would be 1/6 of your weight on Earth. In other words, a 93 pound person on earth would weigh 93/6 or 15.5 on the moon. Your answer is 15.5 pounds.