Question

A man in an elevator feels like he weighs $15$ pounds less than his "normal" weight. Which of the following situations most likely explains this?

• A. The elevator is just starting upward
• B. The elevator is coming to a stop on its way downward
• C. The elevator is coming to a stop on this way upward
• D. The elevator is moving rapidly downward at a constant speed
• E. The elevator has been still for a very long time, and the man has indigestion

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The elevator is coming to a stop on this way upward

The weight of man in elevator feels lesser when a pseudo force on it acts upwards, or we can say that when the elevator accelerates downwards.

An accelerator coming to a stop on its way upward decelerates, that is, accelerates downwards.

Hence correct answer is option C.