Question

chrissy weighs 120 pounds on earth, but would weigh 45.6 pounds on mars. fill in the missing values in the table to find out how much her 15 pound dog slinky would weigh on mars. earth mars 120 45.6 60 □ 30 □ 15 □

Explanation:

Step1: Find the ratio of Mars weight to Earth weight

The ratio is $\frac{45.6}{120} = 0.38$.

Step2: Calculate Mars weight for 60 Earth pounds

Multiply 60 by 0.38: $60\times0.38 = 22.8$.

Step3: Calculate Mars weight for 30 Earth pounds

Multiply 30 by 0.38: $30\times0.38 = 11.4$.

Step4: Calculate Mars weight for 15 Earth pounds

Multiply 15 by 0.38: $15\times0.38 = 5.7$.

Answer:

For 60 pounds on Earth, Mars weight is 22.8 pounds; for 30 pounds on Earth, Mars weight is 11.4 pounds; for 15 pounds on Earth, Mars weight is 5.7 pounds. So the filled table cells are 22.8, 11.4, 5.7 (from top to bottom in the Mars column for Earth weights 60, 30, 15 respectively).