Oh, also, here's my work for the problem:
We know that the man, man and the box, situations are all accelerating at the same acceleration. So, we only need to find the acceleration of one situation. (I did the one with the box, but both give relatively the same answer +/- 0.001 m/s^2)...
I've been trying this question over and over, getting the same exact answer (0.270 m/s^2), however, it doesn't seem to be the right answer.
Can someone please help?
A man stands on a scale in an elevator that is accelerating upward. The scale reads 795.5 N. When he picks up a 27.0 kg box...