Question: You know your mass is 62 kg, but when you stand on a bathroom scale in an elevator, it says your mass is 77 kg.

You know your mass is 62 kg, but when you stand on a bathroom scale in an elevator, it says your mass is 77 kg. What is the acceleration of the elevator, and in which direction?

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