What is the weight in Newtons of a 300 gram box of breakfast cereal?
To find the weight of the box of breakfast cereal in Newtons, we first need to convert the mass of the box from grams to kilograms. Since there are 1000 grams in a kilogram, we divide the mass (300 grams) by 1000:
300 grams ÷ 1000 = 0.3 kilograms
Now, we can use the formula to calculate weight:
Weight = Mass × Acceleration due to gravity
The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately 9.8 meters per second squared (m/s^2).
Weight = 0.3 kilograms × 9.8 m/s^2 ≈ 2.94 Newtons
Therefore, the weight of the 300 gram box of breakfast cereal is approximately 2.94 Newtons.