Why Is Gravitational Force Equal to Mass Times Acceleration?

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Why is gravitational force equal mass multiply gravitational acceleration
F=m.g
 

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Give some background for your question, which is pretty broad. Are you familiar with Newton's laws?
 
i don't understand it very much
 

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