Weight and gravitational acceleration on other planets

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Alright, well this problem was too hard to explain, so I just decided to scan it ;).

Here's the problem:
http://img108.exs.cx/img108/5815/approb.gif

I'm pretty sure I'll be able to figure out everything else once I get part (a). But I don't know where to start with this.

Thanks.
 
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You're given:
[tex]R_{Mars}=0.53R_{Earth}[/tex]
[tex]M_{Mars}=0.11M_{Earth}[/tex]
(radius and mass respectively).

The acceleration at the surface of a planet canbe obtained by Newton's law of gravitation:
[tex]F=G\frac{mM}{r^2}[/tex]
since F=ma, the acceleration an object undergoes a distance R from the center is:
[tex]a=G\frac{M}{R^2}[/tex].
 
Ahh!

Thank you very much Galileo.