A Person Who Normally Weighs 700 N Is Riding in an Elevator

Multiple Choice

A person who normally weighs 700 N is riding in an elevator that is moving upward but slowing down at a steady rate. If this person is standing on a bathroom scale inside the elevator, what
Would the scale read?

A) 700 N
B) less than 700 N
C) more than 700 N
D) It could be more or less than 700 N, depending on whether the magnitude of the acceleration is greater than or less than 9.8 m/s².