Mass of a person who weighs 500 N

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Homework Statement


If weight is the product of mass times the acceleration on mass due to gravity, what is the mass of a person who weighs 500 N? (The acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/sec/sec.)


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500x9.8=4900
 
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i got 51.02 from doing 500/9.8

Fg=m*g
g=9.8
m=unknown
Fg=500