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Find your mass if a scale on earth reads 650 N when you stand on it.

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Weight = (mass) x (acceleration of gravity) .

On Earth, acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s² (rounded) .

650 N = (mass) x (9.8 m/s²)

Divide each side by (9.8 m/s²): 650 N / 9.8 m/s² = mass

Mass = 66.3 kilograms (rounded)

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