The flowerpot shown below weighs 5 pounds on Earth and 0.29 pounds on Pluto. Which proportion could you use to calculate a 115-pound person’s weight on Pluto?

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5/0.29 = 115/x...or it could be 0.29/5 = x/115

The person’s weight on Pluto is 6.67 pounds.

Given that, the flowerpot shown below weighs 5 pounds on Earth and 0.29 pounds on Pluto.

We need to find which proportion could you use to calculate a 115-pound person’s weight on Pluto.

What is the proportion?

Proportion, in general, is referred to as a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole. The proportion definition says that when two ratios are equivalent, they are in proportion. It is an equation or statement used to depict that two ratios or fractions are equal.

Let the person’s weight on Pluto be x.

Now, the proportion=5:0.29::115:x

⇒5×x=0.29×115

⇒5x=33.35

⇒x=6.67

Therefore, the person’s weight on Pluto is 6.67 pounds.

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