A spring balance is calibrated on Earth so that the scale directly reads mass in…

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Problem

A spring balance is calibrated on Earth so that the scale directly reads mass in kilograms (it shows “1 kg” when the spring force equals

9.8\,\text{N}

). On the Moon an object suspended from this balance gives a reading of

6\,\text{kg}

. What is the actual mass of the object? (a)

6\,\text{kg}

(b)

36\,\text{kg}

(c)

1\,\text{kg}

(d)

60\,\text{kg}