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The ratio of an object's weight on Earth to its weight on the moon is 6:1. The first person to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong. He weighed 165 lbs on Earth. How much did he weigh on the moon?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
i think 16 pounds
OpenStudy (ebydaqueen19):
do you know a way to solve this?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
is it multiple choice or not
OpenStudy (anonymous):
What if gravity were twice (2x) as big?
Here it is (1/6) as big.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
6x as big actually
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
6:1 is the ratio of Earth:moon, but they want moon:Earth.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yeah
OpenStudy (anonymous):
You are nearly there...to the correct answer, not the moon.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
haha k.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so whats wrong with my answer.....??!?!?!?!?!?!?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
165/6 = ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
27.5
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Bingo! He weighs 1/6 what he weighs on Earth, thus 27.5 lb. Right.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yeas im your bud and u are right and im happy we answered this gals q
OpenStudy (anonymous):
thnx for the help that i was wrong
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
yay i got the answer
OpenStudy (anonymous):
You are very welcome. I make mistakes here, too.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
of course
OpenStudy (anonymous):
we all do
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Warm regards. DWC
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OpenStudy (ebydaqueen19):
it is not multiple choice
OpenStudy (ebydaqueen19):
thanks you both for helping me...this is not my hmwk. i was helping someone else. :)