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What is the mass of a student that weighs 3000N stands on one foot, balancing on a step stool.

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Weight = (mass) x (gravity)

so

Mass = (weight) / (gravity)

Mass = (3000N) / (9.8 m/s^2)

Mass = 306.1 kg

But he could never stand on one foot balanced on a step stool. The poor kid weighs 675 pounds ! !

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