If a scale on Earth reads 650 N, what is your mass?

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Jake Walton

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If a scale on Earth reads 650 N, what is your mass?

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Briana Henson · Answer 1

If the scale reads 650N, then the mass of whoever it is standing on the scale is

(weight) / (gravity) = (650N) / (9.8 m/s²) = 66.3 kilograms.

It's not MY mass, even if I'm the one standing on the scale.

If I stand on a scale and it reads 650 N, the scale is broken.