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The number of kilograms of water in a person's body is directly proportional to the person's mass. A person with a mass of 100 kg contains 66kg of water. How many kilo…

The number of kilograms of water in a person's body is directly proportional to the person's mass. A person with a mass of 100 kg contains 66kg of water. How many kilo…
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The number of kilograms of water in a person's body is directly proportional to the

person's mass. A person with a mass of 100 kg contains 66kg of water. How many
kilograms of water are in a person with a mass of 150 kg?

please help asap !!!

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For kgP equals kg of person
KgW equals kg of water

Just use ratios to get the answers and solve for X.

100kgP/66kgW=150kgP/X
X= 150 kgP * 66 kgW / 100 kgP
X= 99 kgW

So 99 kg of water in a 150 kg person
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