Calculating a Person's Weight on the Moon | W = mg

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A 100 kg astronaut produces a force (weight) on the surface of the Earth of 980 N. What force (weight) would the astronaut produce on the surface of the moon, where the g is about one-sixth the g on Earth?

[almaborregaard]

Do you mind explaining why you can divide 980 by 6 and not (1/6) = 1, 16?

[Arun-stcv]

All Weight machine first calculate the weight(N) then it is coded to divide it by 9.8 m/s so that it's shows only mass.
Because 9.8m/s is constant in earth, so it is coded in weight machine to divide it by 9.8m/s.
If one weights 60kg mass in earth and he measure his mass with weight machine on moon, it's show only 10 kg mass!!.
U can say that mass is constant but it's shows different value!!
This is because, weight machine is coded to divide weight(N) by 9.8m/s even when you take it to moon.
So it's shows the 10kg mass which is lesser than earth.
So if we want actual mass in moon, the weight machine should be coded to divide the weight(N) by moon's acceleration due to gravity (1.8m/s) then it shows the same value of mass which is 60kg.
Hence mass is constant

[Anonymous-zndw]

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