Victoria weighs 5/7 as much as Mario. Victoria weighs 125lb. How much does Mario weigh
V=5/7M
V=175
Equal them to each other.
5/7M=125
Divide both sides by 5/7.
M=175
To find out how much Mario weighs, we can set up a proportion using the given information.
Let's assign the weight of Mario as "x" pounds.
The proportion can be set up as:
Victoria's weight / Mario's weight = 5/7
Substituting the given values:
125 (Victoria's weight) / x (Mario's weight) = 5/7
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
125 * 7 = 5 * x
875 = 5x
Dividing both sides by 5:
875 / 5 = x
175 = x
Therefore, Mario weighs 175 pounds.
To find out how much Mario weighs, you can use the information given and set up a proportion.
Let's denote Mario's weight as "M". According to the problem, Victoria weighs 5/7 as much as Mario. Therefore, we can set up the following proportion:
Victoria's weight / Mario's weight = 5/7
Plugging in the given weight for Victoria (125 lb), we have:
125 lb / M = 5/7
To solve this proportion for M (Mario's weight), we can cross-multiply:
5(M) = 7(125 lb)
Now, we can simplify and solve for M:
5M = 875 lb
Dividing both sides of the equation by 5, we get:
M = 875 lb / 5
M = 175 lb
Therefore, Mario weighs 175 pounds.