A person who weighs 100 pounds on Earth would weigh
37
7
10
37710
pounds on Mars. If m represents a person’s weight in pounds, on Mars, which proportion could you solve to determine the weight on Mars of a person who weighs
160
2
5
16025
on Earth?
A.
m
160
2
5
=
37
7
10
100
m16025=37710100
B.
160
2
5
m
=
37
7
10
100
16025m=37710100
C.
100
160
2
5
=
m
37
7
10
10016025=m37710
D.
100
m
=
160
2
5
37
7
10
100m=1602537710
To find the weight of a person on Mars, we can set up a proportion. The proportion compares the weight on Mars (m) to the weight on Earth (100 pounds) and compares it to the weight on Mars (37/7 pounds) to the weight on Earth (10 pounds).
Let's solve the proportion to find the weight on Mars of a person who weighs 160 pounds on Earth.
The options given are:
A. m/160 = 37/7 / 100
B. 160/25 = 37/7 / m
C. 100/160 = m / 37/7
D. 100/m = 160/25 / 37/7
By cross-multiplying, we get:
A. m = (37/7 / 100) * 160
B. (37/7 / m) * 25 = 160
C. m = (100/160) * (37/7)
D. (160/25 / 37/7) * m = 100
Simplifying each option:
A. m = (37/7 / 100) * 160
B. (37/7) * 25 / m = 160
C. m = (100/160) * (37/7)
D. m = (160/25) * (7/37) * 100
The correct option is A.
Therefore, the person who weighs 160 pounds on Earth would weigh (37/7 / 100) * 160 = 2960/700 = 4.2286... pounds on Mars.
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