SOLUTION: The weight M of an object on the moon varies directly as its weight E on Earth. One of the authors of this book, Marv Bittinger, weighs 192 lb, but would weigh only 32 lb on the mo

Question 203705: The weight M of an object on the moon varies directly as its weight E on Earth. One of the authors of this book, Marv Bittinger, weighs 192 lb, but would weigh only 32 lb on the moon. The other author, David Ellenbogen, weighs 185 lb. How much would he weigh on the moon?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
32/192:x/185
cross multiply
192x=5920
x=30.8 lbs
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