Answer:
8.1 N/49 N=0.1653 which means 16.53% of the weight of the object on Earth.
Explanation:
On the Moon, where the gravitational constant is 1.62 [tex]\frac{m}{s^2}[/tex], the weight of the 5 kg object will be: [tex]weight_M=m*g_M = 5 kg * 1.62 \frac{m}{s^2} =8.1 N[/tex]
Where the answer is in Newtons (N) since all quantities are given in the SI system.
On Earth, on the other hand, the weight of the object is:
[tex]weight_E=m*g_E= 5 kg* 9.8 \frac{m}{s^2} = 49N[/tex]
Therefore the object's weight on the Moon compared to that on Earth will be:
[tex]8.1N/49N=0.1653[/tex]
That is, 16.53% of the weight the object has on Earth.
