the a weight of an object on the moon is 1/6 of its weight on earth. if a moon rock weighs 20 1/2 lb on earth, how much did it weigh on moon?

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Weight of moon rock on earth

[tex]= 20\frac{1}{2} \:lb\\\\

=\frac{20\times 2+1}{2} \:lb\\\\

= \frac {40+1}{2}\\\\

=\frac{41}{2}\:lb[/tex]

Weight of moon rock on moon

[tex]=\frac{41}{2}\:lb\:\times \frac{1}{6}\\\\

=\frac{41}{12}\:lb\\\\

=3\frac{5}{2}\:lb[/tex]