A 20lbm box is on an air balloon. The balloon has diameter of 10m with air with density of 0.04 lbm/ft3. Considering only the masses involved on this problem and buoyant force of the balloon, find the acceleration of the balloon in ft/s2.  Sketch diagram and show pertinent solutions. Box your final answer and express numerical values in 2 decimal places.

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1. A 20lbm box is on an air balloon. The balloon has diameter of 10m with air with density of 0.04 lbm/ft3. Considering only the masses involved on this problem and buoyant force of the balloon, find the acceleration of the balloon in ft/s2.  Sketch diagram and show pertinent solutions. Box your final answer and express numerical values in 2 decimal places. 

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