To calculate your weight on Earth based on your weight on Pluto, you can use the ratio of gravitational forces between the two celestial bodies.
The gravitational force on Pluto is approximately 0.063 g (where g is the acceleration due to Earth's gravity, about 9.81 m/s²), and on Earth, it is 1 g.
First, calculate your weight on Earth using the formula:
\[ \text{Weight on Earth} = \text{Weight on Pluto} \times \frac{g_{\text{Earth}}}{g_{\text{Pluto}}} \]
Given that your weight on Pluto is 41.6 pounds:
\[ \text{Weight on Earth} = 41.6 \times \frac{1}{0.063} \]
Calculating that, we get:
\[ \text{Weight on Earth} \approx 41.6 \times 15.873 \approx 660.34 \text{ pounds} \]
So, if you weighed 41.6 pounds on Pluto, you would weigh approximately 660.34 pounds on Earth.
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