A person weighs 150 pounds at sea level, what is their weight at 7500 ft altitude
Here is how I would solve the problem starting from the expression for the gravitational acceleration as a function of the radius. You might not like the fact that I use SI units, but I will show you how to adapt my calculations to suit your needs.
The ratio of the acceleration at altitude h to the acceleration at sea level is a pure number (no dimensions). Just express the Earth radius and the altitude in the same units and your result will be correct.
To get the weight you can write
w(h)/w(at sea level)=g(h)/g, or
w(h)=150 lb* g(h)/g and your result will be in pounds.
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SOURCE: my question: jim, kim, mim. and tim all went
jim's: 1 foot 6 in and 5 lbs
kim's: 1 foot 5 in and 4 lbs
mim's: 1 foot 6 in and 6 lbs
tim's: 1 foot 7 in and 5 lbs
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