SOLUTION: The ratio of an object on the Earth to its 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 does he weig

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Question 922102: The ratio of an object on the Earth to its 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 does he weigh on the Moon.
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The ratio of an object on the Earth to its 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 does he weigh on the Moon.
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x/165 = 1/6
x = (1/6)165 = 27.5 lbs
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Stan H.
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