An 80.0 kg man stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator traveling upward. What is the scale reading if the elevator is decelerating (slowing down) at a rate of 1.5 m/s²? O 784 N O 508 N O 1040 N O 664 N O 904 N

An 80.0 kg man stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator traveling upward. What is the scale reading if the elevator is decelerating (slowing down) at a rate of 1.5 m/s²? O 784 N O 508 N O 1040 N O 664 N O 904 N

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An 80.0 kg man stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator traveling upward. What is the scale
reading if the elevator is decelerating (slowing down) at a rate of 1.5 m/s²?
O 784 N
508 N
O 1040 N
664 N
O 904 N

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