Question

A person who weighs 100 pounds on Earth weighs 16.6 lb. on the moon.

a. Which variable is the independent variable? Explain why.

b. What is an equation that relates weight on Earth to weight on the moon?

c. How much would a 185-pound astronaut weigh on the moon? Use an equation to explain how you know.

d. How much would a man who weighs 50 pounds on the moon weigh on Earth?

Answer 1

its d

Explanation:

6w=156.6

Answer 2

See explanation below.

Explanation:

Given: 100 lbs on Earth is 16.6 lbs on the moon.

a. The independent variable is weight. The gravity of the Moon and the gravity of the Earth are constant. Weight can change, but gravity is a constant.

b. An equation that relates the weight of someone on the Moon who travels to the Earth:

100 / 16.6 = 6.02. Take the Moon weight and multiply by 6.02:

Moon Weight * 6.02 = Earth Weight.

Proof:

16.6 * 6.024 = 99.99 - approximately 100 lbs Earth weight.

c. A 185 lb astronaut on Earth would weigh:

16.6 / 100 = .166. Take the Earth weight and multiply by .166:

185 * .166 = 30 lbs on the Moon.

d. A person who weighs 50 lbs on the Moon:

50 * 6.024 = 301.2 lbs on Earth.

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