Question

5. Earth Science Your weight on the Moon is about of your weight on Earth. Write

and solve an equation to show how much a person weighs on Earth if he weighs
16 pounds on the Moon. How could you check that your answer is reasonable?

Answer 1

Explanation:

You left out the main fraction associated with the moon which is (1/6) the gravitational pull on earth.

The proportion will look like this

1 moon / 6 earth = 16 moon / x Cross multiply

16 moon * 6 earth = 1 moon * x Combine

96 earth = x

The moon units cancel out.