FIGURE 6-4 -A 16-Kg Fish Is Weighed with Two Spring Scales, Each

question 81

Multiple Choice

FIGURE 6-4
-A 16-kg fish is weighed with two spring scales, each of negligible weight, as shown in Figure 6-4. What will be the readings on the scales?

• A) The bottom scale will read 16 kg, and the top scale will read zero.
• B) The sum of the two readings will be 32 kg.
• C) The top scale will read 16 kg, and the bottom scale will read zero.
• D) Each scale will show a reading greater than zero and less than 16 kg, but the sum of the two readings will be 16 kg.
• E) Each scale will read 8 kg.

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