Question

A person weighs 837.72 newtons when she is on earth but only weigh 474.01 newtons when she is at the surface of another planet. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the planet?

Answer 1

$F_i=mg_i,$

$g_1=g_0\frac{F_1}{F_0}=5.55~\frac m{s^2}.$