Name: Janice

Who is asking: Parent
Level: Secondary

Question:
The ratio of an object's weight on earth to it's weight on Neptune is 5:7. How much would a person who weighs 150 pounds on earth weigh on Neptune.



Hi Janice,

To say tha the ratio of an object's weight on earth to it's weight on Neptune is 5:7 means that if you divided the object's on Earth by its weight on Neptune you would get  5/7. Hence, for your object that weighs 150 pounds on earth

 150/weight on Neptune5/7

Cheers,
Penny

Go to Math Central