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What is the difference between weight and mass? How does the differences affect real world problems?
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What is the difference between weight and mass? How does the differences affect real world problems?

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The weight may vary, but the mass is constant.
The mass is measured in kilograms (kg), while the weight is measured in newtons (N).
Mass refers to the amount of matter an object has, but the weight refers to the force of gravity acting on an object.
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