Problema Solution
The ratio of an object's weight on earth into it's weight on the moon is 6:1.The first person to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong.He weighed 165 pounds on earth how much did he weigh on the moon?
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let
x = the weight of Neil Armstrong on the moon
6 : 1 = 165 : x
by solving we find:
x = 27.5 lbs
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Neil's Armstrong weight on the moon was 27.5 lbs.