What is the mass of an object that weighs 250 N on the surface of the Earth where the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s²? What about the mass of a 250 N object on the Moon (g = 1.7 m/s?)? On Mars (g = 3.7 m/s²)?

What is the mass of an object that weighs 250 N on the surface of the Earth where the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s²? What about the mass of a 250 N object on the Moon (g = 1.7 m/s?)? On Mars (g = 3.7 m/s²)?

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