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The weight of a person on Earth is W units. The weight of the same person on the moon,in the same units, will be
A) W
B) W/3
C) W/6
D) 2W

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Moon's gravity is 1/6 th of earth. Thus, if the weight of a person on earth is W, then the weight of the same person on moon = W/6.

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