Question

The gravitational pull of the Moon is not as great as that on Earth. In fact, if a person checks their weight on the Moon, it will be only 1/6 of their weight on earth.
A. If a person weighs 12 pounds on the Moon, how much does the person weigh on Earth? Explain your answer.

B. If a person weighs 126 pounds on Earth, how much does the person weight on the Moon? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

A graph is shown in the xy-plane, and is labeled as Weight on Earth Versus Weight on Moon. The x-axis is labeled as Weight on Earth left parenthesis pounds right parenthesis, and the y-axis is labeled as Weight on Moon left parenthesis pounds right parenthesis. The values on the x-axis range from 0 to 180 in increments of 20, and the values on the y-axis range from 0 to 32 in increments of 4. A line starts from the origin, goes up, and passes through (60, 10).

Answer 2

A) 12 * 6 = ____
B) 1/6 * 126 = ____

y = x/6