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

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)=((234lb)(126lb))/(21lb)\\\\weight_(earth)=1,404lb`

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

Answer 2

`1,404\ lb`

Explanation:

we know that

using proportion

`(126)/(21)(earth)/(moon) =(x)/(234)(earth)/(moon)\\ \\x=126*234/21\\ \\x=1,404\ lb`