physics problem?

Question

A person is standing on a spring bathroom scale on the floor of an elevator which is moving up and slowing down at the rate of 2.24 m/s^2. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s^2. If the person's mass is 83.8 kg, what does the scale read? Answer in untis of n.

Answer 1

The slowing of the elevator will act as if g is decreased by 2.24 m/s^2. So the scale will say his weight is
W = 83.8 kg*((9.8 m/s^2) -(2.24 m/s^2)) = 633.5 N