Question

a body of mass 50g is floating in water.What is the apparent weight?

Answer 1

weight = force
force = mass * acceleration due to gravity 
f= $\frac{50}{100} kg$ * 9.8
f= $\frac{5}{10} * \frac{98}{10}$
f= $\frac{490}{100}$
f=4.9 newton