SOLUTION: If you weigh 200 lb force and have a mass of 5 lb mass, how much does your little sister weigh if she has a mass of 2.25 lb mass?

Question 147799: If you weigh 200 lb force and have a mass of 5 lb mass, how much does your little sister weigh if she has a mass of 2.25 lb mass?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you weigh 200 lb force and have a mass of 5 lb mass, how much does your little sister weigh if she has a mass of 2.25 lb mass?
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Proportion:
x/2.25 = 200/5
x/2.25 = 40
x = 2.25*40
x = 90 lb (Sister's weight)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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