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Given information

Weight of a women in an elevator is  

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.
The scale measures the usual force exerted by its surface on the feet of a woman (divided by   to get kilos).
(a) The woman walks at a steady pace, balancing the normal force against the gravitational force pulling her down, resulting in a scale reading of  .
(b) The woman continues to move at a constant speed, resulting in a reading of   on the scale.

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