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A boy weighs 400 N. What is his mass?

User Vineesh
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Answer: ≈ 40.8 kilograms (89.9 pounds)

Explanation: Well, assuming the boy is on Earth, then the gravitational acceleration is approximately 9.8 m/s^2.

So, we get: mass = weight / gravitational acceleration

Put two and two together and you get 400-N / 9.8 m/s^2 ≈ 40.8 kg (89.9 pounds).

User Vadim Yelagin
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Answer:

40kg(88pounds)

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