Question

The ratio of the weight of an object on earth to the weight of the same object on planet X is a 5 to 12 if an elephant weighs 3800 pounds on earth find the elephant weight on planet X ?

Answer 1

We can set up a proportion using the given ratio:

Weight on Earth : Weight on Planet X = 5 : 12

Let's let x be the weight of the elephant on Planet X. We can substitute the given weight on Earth to solve for x:

3800 : x = 5 : 12

We can cross-multiply to get:

3800 * 12 = 5 * x

Simplifying the right side, we get:

45600 = x * 5

Dividing both sides by 5, we get:

x = 9120

Therefore, the weight of the elephant on Planet X is 9120 pounds.