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OpenStudy (anonymous):

PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!! The weight of an object on the moon varies directly as its weight on the earth. A person who weighs 95kg on earth weighs 15.2kg on the moon. How much would a 105kg person weigh on the moon?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ 95 }{ 105 }=\frac{ 15.2 }{ x }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

solve for x

OpenStudy (lacypennelll):

16.8 kg

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do i cross multiply

OpenStudy (anonymous):

?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait i got it(: i got 16.8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks guys!

OpenStudy (lacypennelll):

I think you know what to do... you have other questions posted

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what if it was indirectly??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

like is there a formula for "varies directly" and "varies indirectly?"

OpenStudy (lacypennelll):

idk really know x-x

OpenStudy (lacypennelll):

this was just on my sisters lab worksheet yester day :P

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay ahah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you though

OpenStudy (lacypennelll):

lol np :P

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