Your weight is 120 lb. Suppose you are standing on a scale in an elevator moving up with a constant speed of 4 m/s. What would be the reading on the scale?

A. 30 lb.
B. 0
C. 120 lb.
D. 480 lb.
E. 70 lb.


Answer: C

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