an ant that weighs 0.004 oz can lift a bread crumb that weighs 0.2 oz. if a 120-pound person were proportionally as strong as the ant, how much could the person lift?
.2/.004 = x/120
Solve for x.
A person's weight on the Moon varies directly with their weight on Earth. A person who weighs 180 pounds on Earth weighs 30 pounds on the Moon. What is the weight of a person on the Moon who weighs 240 pounds on Earth?
80lbs
To find out how much a 120-pound person, proportionally as strong as the ant, could lift, we need to determine the proportion between the weights of the ant and the person.
First, let's establish the ratio between the weight of the ant and the weight it can lift. The ant weighs 0.004 oz and can lift a bread crumb weighing 0.2 oz. The ratio is calculated as the weight lifted divided by the weight of the ant:
Ratio = Weight lifted / Ant's weight
= 0.2 oz / 0.004 oz
= 50
This means the ant can lift an object 50 times its own weight.
Now, to calculate how much the person could lift, we need to multiply the person's weight by the ratio we obtained:
Weight lifted by the person = Person's weight * Ratio
= 120 lb * 50
= 6000 lb
If a 120-pound person were proportionally as strong as the ant, they could lift approximately 6000 pounds.