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Gravity on the moon is only 1/6 as strong as gravity on the Earth. What is the weight of a 61.7 kg dune buggy on the Earth? 

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 May 7, 2014

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I suspect the last word in the question was meant to be Moon!  Weight is a force.  The mass is the same on Moon and Earth, but the force differs.  

The question has already been answered here: http://web2.0calc.com/questions/help-w-question 

 May 8, 2014
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 if a dune buggy is 61.7 kg, it is 61.7kg on theearth

 May 7, 2014
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I suspect the last word in the question was meant to be Moon!  Weight is a force.  The mass is the same on Moon and Earth, but the force differs.  

The question has already been answered here: http://web2.0calc.com/questions/help-w-question 

Alan May 8, 2014

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