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Can you help me?! Vince weighs 160 pounds, and his friend Nadir weighs 140 pounds. Nadir calculated that his weight on another planet would be about 56 lb. Approximately what wo…

Can you help me?! Vince weighs 160 pounds, and his friend Nadir weighs 140 pounds. Nadir calculated that his weight on another planet would be about 56 lb. Approximately what wo…
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Vince weighs 160 pounds, and his friend Nadir weighs 140 pounds. Nadir calculated that his weight on another planet would be about 56 lb. Approximately what would Vince weigh on the other planet?

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yeah 64 pounds is right
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User Shahar Melamed
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160/140 = x/56
cross multiply
(140)(x) = (160)(56)
140x = 8960
x = 8960/140
x = 64 lbs <== Vince's weight on the other planet
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