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An astronaut visited Mars. His weight on Earth was 180 pounds, and his weight on Mars was only 72 pounds. He removed a rock with a weight of 16 pounds on Mars. What is the weigh…

An astronaut visited Mars. His weight on Earth was 180 pounds, and his weight on Mars was only 72 pounds. He removed a rock with a weight of 16 pounds on Mars. What is the weigh…
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An astronaut visited Mars. His weight on Earth was 180 pounds, and his weight on Mars was only 72 pounds. He removed a rock with a weight of 16 pounds on Mars. What is the weight of the rock on Earth?

User Dyon
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40 pounds

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An astronaut visited Mars. His weight on Earth was 180 pounds, and his weight on Mars-example-1
User Stj
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Find the percentage of ratio to weight.

180/72 = 2.5

So 2.5 Earth Pounds = 1 Mars Pound

16*2.5 = 40 Pounds the rock weighs on earth.
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