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The weight, w, of an object on
or above the surface of the
Earth varies inversely as the
distance, d, between the object
and the center of the Earth. If
a child weighs 60 pounds on
the surface of the Earth, how
much would he weigh 100
miles above Earth's surface?
Assume the radius of the Earth
is 4,000 miles