Question

sara has a bag of apples with a weight of 30 newtons. what is the mass of the apples? mass = ____

Explanation:

Step1: Recall weight - mass formula

We know that weight \(W = mg\), where \(W\) is weight, \(m\) is mass and \(g\) is acceleration due to gravity (\(g = 9.8\space m/s^{2}\) on Earth). We need to find \(m\), and we can re - arrange the formula to \(m=\frac{W}{g}\).

Step2: Substitute values

Given \(W = 30\space N\) and \(g = 9.8\space m/s^{2}\), then \(m=\frac{30}{9.8}\approx3.06\space kg\).

Answer:

\(3.06\space kg\)