A 600-Kg Person Rides in an Elevator While Standing on a a Scale

question 24

Multiple Choice

A 60.0-kg person rides in an elevator while standing on a scale. The scale reads 400 N. The acceleration of the elevator is closest to

• A) 3.13 m/s² downward.
• B) 6.67 m/s² downward.
• C) zero.
• D) 9.80 m/s² downward.
• E) 6.67 m/s² upward.

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