The weight of an object on the moon. varies directly as the weight of the objects on Earth. A 90-pound object on Earth weighs 15 pounds on the moon. If an object weighs 156 pounds on Earth, how much does it weigh on the moon?
February 20th, 2023
##26## pounds
Let”
##E## = object’s gravity on earth
##M##= object’s gravity on moon
Given:
##E= kM##
##90 = 15k##
##90/15 = [15k]/15##
##6 = k##
##156= 6M##
##156/6 = [6M]/6##
##26 = M##
