Problema Solution

if jason can lift 200lbs weighing 135lbs, how much weight must margie lift for her body weight of 95lbs to be just as strong , proportionately as jason ?

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let x = the weight that Margie must lift for her body weight of 95lbs to be just as strong, proportionately as jason


200 : 135 = x : 95


by solving we find


x = 140.74 lbs


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