Tom's weight is 3/4 of Peter's. If Tom weighs 36kg, find the weight of Peters
Vanessa -- we've shown you how to do the last two problems which are done the same way as this one.
How do you think you should solve this problem?
well.... 36kg * 4/3 ???
That will give you the correct answer. Can you set up an equation though? Let x = Peter's weight.
Let X= the n Peter's weight.
216 * 4/3 = 48 kg... am i right?
Where is x in that equation?
To find the weight of Peter, we need to multiply Tom's weight by the reciprocal fraction of the ratio of their weights.
Given that Tom's weight is 36 kg and his weight is 3/4 of Peter's weight, we can set up the equation:
Tom's weight = (3/4) * Peter's weight
Plugging in the values we know:
36 kg = (3/4) * Peter's weight
To isolate Peter's weight, we multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of 3/4, which is 4/3:
36 kg * (4/3) = Peter's weight
Performing the calculations:
48 kg = Peter's weight
Therefore, Peter's weight is 48 kg.