Question
A Strongman competitor moved an object weighing 142 kilograms. You want to know the weight of the object in pounds.
Find this by completing the parts below.
(a) Let x be the unknown number of pounds. Using the values below, create a proportion that can be used to find x . Use the conversion 1 kilogram =2.2 pounds.
Values:
x 1 2.2 142
_____ _____
(b) Use the proportion from part (a) to find the weight of the object in pounds. Do not round any computations.
Find this by completing the parts below.
(a) Let x be the unknown number of pounds. Using the values below, create a proportion that can be used to find x . Use the conversion 1 kilogram =2.2 pounds.
Values:
x 1 2.2 142
_____ _____
(b) Use the proportion from part (a) to find the weight of the object in pounds. Do not round any computations.
Answers
GPT 3.5
(a) The proportion can be set up as follows:
x/1 = 142/2.2
(b) To find x, we can cross multiply and solve for x:
x = (1 * 142) / 2.2
x ≈ 64.545 pounds
Therefore, the weight of the object is approximately 64.545 pounds.
x/1 = 142/2.2
(b) To find x, we can cross multiply and solve for x:
x = (1 * 142) / 2.2
x ≈ 64.545 pounds
Therefore, the weight of the object is approximately 64.545 pounds.