A bathroom scale reads when a person stands on it on Earth

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Problem

A bathroom scale reads

600\,\text{N}

when a person stands on it on Earth, where

g=9.8\,\text{N/kg}

. If the same person stands on an asteroid where

g=4.0\,\text{N/kg}

, what reading should the scale show (assume no other acceleration)? (a)

4.0\times10^{2}\,\text{N}

(b)

3.0\times10^{2}\,\text{N}

(c)

2.4\times10^{2}\,\text{N}

(d)

6.0\times10^{2}\,\text{N}