Question

Rachel is 1.5 times as heavy as her cousin, kayla. Another cousin, Jonathan weights, 1.25 times as much as kayla.

Answer 1

Ratio of weight of Rachel , Kayla , Jonathan is $1.5:1:1.25$ . Order of lightest to heaviest is Kayla ,Jonathan , Rachel .

Step-by-step explanation:

Complete Question is : Rachel is 1.5 times as heavy as her cousin, kayla. Another cousin, Jonathan weights, 1.25 times as much as kayla. List the cousins from lightest to heaviest , and explain ! . Let's solve this:

Let weight of Rachel , Kayla , Jonathan is x kg , y kg , z kg respectively. Now,

• Rachel is 1.5 times as heavy as her cousin, kayla

Following is equation for above statement:

⇒ $x = (1.5)y$

⇒ $x : y = 1.5:1$

• Jonathan weights, 1.25 times as much as kayla

  Following is equation for above statement:

⇒ $z = (1.25)y$

⇒ $z:y = 1.25:1$

Therefore, Ratio of weight of Rachel , Kayla , Jonathan is $1.5:1:1.25$ . Order of lightest to heaviest is Kayla ,Jonathan , Rachel .