a small yacht weighs 14700 N. what is the mass?
Your answer to that would be 1498kg how did i get that? 14700=m(9.81) : therefore you get 1498kg
Weight = (mass) x (acceleration of gravity) .If that particular yacht is on Earth, then gravity = 9.8 m/s² . 14,700 N = (mass) x (9.8 m/s²)Divide each side by (9.8 m/s²): mass = 14,700 N / 9.8 m/s² = 1,500 kilograms .