Answer
The scale, which reads the rope tension, will read half her weight.
Work Step by Step
The net force on her equals zero.
upward force of left rope + upward force of right rope - weight = 0
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 2 - Think and Explain - Page 36-38: 63
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