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# A person with a weight of \( 600 \) \( \text{N} \) stands on a scale in an elevator. What is the acceleration of the elevator when the scale reads \( 900 \) \( \text{N} \)?

A person with a weight of \( 600 \) \( \text{N} \) stands on a scale in an elevator. What is the acceleration of the elevator when the scale reads \( 900 \) \( \text{N} \)?

- **A.** \( 5.0 \) \( \text{m/s}^2 \) downwards
- **B.** \( 1.5 \) \( \text{m/s}^2 \) downwards
- **C.** \( 1.5 \) \( \text{m/s}^2 \) upwards
- **D.** \( 5.0 \) \( \text{m/s}^2 \) upwards

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