elevator acceleration?

Question

A person stands on a bathroom scale in a motionless elevator. When the elevator begins to move, the scale briefly reads only 0.76 of the person's regular weight. Calculate the acceleration of the elevator, and find the direction of acceleration.

Thankyou, I simply multiplied by the wrong thing....

Answer 1

using a fbd
F-m*g=m*a
from the prob statement
F-m*g=-0.24*m*g
therefore
a=-0.24*g

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