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A bag of sugar weighs 7.00 lb on Earth. What would it weigh in newtons on the Moon, where the free-fall acceleration is one-sixth that on Earth?
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Repeat for Jupiter, where g is 2.64 times that on Earth.
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Find the mass of the bag of sugar in kilograms at each of the three locations.

Earth  kg
Moon  kg
Jupiter  kg
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