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Homework Statement
A person of weight 480 N stands on a scale in an elevator. What will the scale be reading in N when the elevator is accelerating downward at 6.7 m/s2 ?
Homework Equations
N= kg(m/s^2)
The Attempt at a Solution
Tried 480/9.81 = 48.929 times 6.7 equal 328 N
Is this the right equation? If not, please tell me what equation or how to solve problem like this. Thank you.