Chapter 3, Problem 27A

Susie Small finds she weighs 300 N. Calculate her mass.

To determine

The mass of Susie Small.

Answer to Problem 27A

  $30.61\text{}\text{kg}$

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The weight of Susie Small is $300\text{}\text{N}$ .

Formula used:

If the given mass of an object is $m$ , then the weight of the object will be

  $W=mg$

Where, $g=$ gravity

Calculation:

Using above formula, the mass of Susie Small will be,

  $\begin{array}{c}300=m\left(9.8\right)\\ m=30.61\text{kg}\end{array}$

Conclusion:

Hence, the mass of Susie Small is $30.61\text{}\text{kg}$ .