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A 360-Kg Child Steps on a Scale in an Elevator

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A 36.0-kg child steps on a scale in an elevator. The scale reads 400 N. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the elevator?


A) 4.91 m/s2
B) 9.81 m/s2
C) 46.9 m/s2
D) 0.206 m/s2
E) 1.30 m/s2

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