The weight of an astronaut plus his spacesuit on the Moon is only 250 N. How much do they weigh on Earth? What is the mass on the Moon? On Earth?

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The weight of an astronaut plus his spacesuit on the Moon is only 250 N. How much do they weigh on Earth? What is the mass on the Moon? On Earth?

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The weight of the astronaut plus his spacesuit on the Moon is given. Determine the expression for their mass.

wmoon=250 Nmgmoon=250 Nm=250 Ngmoon                  1

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