A force is applied to a 2.9 kg mass and produces

2.7 m/s
2
acceleration.
What acceleration would be produced by
the same force applied to a 6.2 kg mass?
Answer in units of m/s
2
.

a = M1/M2 * a1 = 2.9/6.2 * 2.7 = 1.26 m/s^2.