document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=607397>Question 607397</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An object's weight on the moon, M varies directly as its weight on Earth, E. A person who weights 55 kilograms on Earth weighs 8.8 kilograms on the moon. What is the moon weight of a person who weights 90 kilograms on Earth? Is it 14.4 Kg? Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " A person who weights 55 kilograms on Earth weighs 8.8 kilograms on the moon.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " What is the moon weight of a person who weights 90 kilograms on Earth?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Is it 14.4 Kg? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this as a ratio equation, Let w = his weight on the moon<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2F8.8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2F8.8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90%2F55 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90%2F55\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55w = 8.8 * 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55w = 792<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=792%2F55 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"792%2F55\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 14.4 kg on the moon </SPAN>\n" );
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