An object's weight on Earth varies directly to its weight on the Moon. If a man weighs 180 kg on Earth, then he will weigh 30 kg on the Moon. Set up an algebraic equation that expresses the weight on Earth in terms of the weight on the Moon and use it to determine the weight of a woman on the Moon if she weighs 120 kg on Earth.

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Issac Mcbride

30 January, 14:12

An object's weight on Earth varies directly to its weight on the Moon. If a man weighs 180 kg on Earth, then he will weigh 30 kg on the Moon. Set up an algebraic equation that expresses the weight on Earth in terms of the weight on the Moon and use it to determine the weight of a woman on the Moon if she weighs 120 kg on Earth.

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Phoenix Kirk · Answer 1

The gravity of the Moon is about one sixth that of the Earth. For example, an astronaut weighing 180 pounds on the Earth would weigh about 30 pounds on the Moon.