Question

Luna weighs 8 pounds which is about 75 % of her adult weight. What will lunas adult weight be? Write an equation for this situation and solve it to find lunas adult weight

Answer 1

Answer: 10.67 pounds

Explanation:

Let her adult weight be represented by x.

Luna weighs 8 pounds which is about 75 % of her adult weight. This can then be formed into an equation as:

75% of x = 8

75/100 × x = 8

0.75 × x = 8

0.75x = 8

x = 8/0.75

x = 10.67

Her adult weight is 10.67 pounds