On the Moon, a toolkit weighs . The acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is . What…

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Problem

On the Moon, a toolkit weighs

30\,\text{N}

. The acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is

1.6\,\text{m/s}^2

. What would be the weight of the same toolkit on the Earth where

g = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^2

? (a)

187.5\,\text{N}

(b)

180\,\text{N}

(c)

184\,\text{N}

(d)

294\,\text{N}