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A science student (mass = 55 kg) is riding an elevator while standing on a bathroom scale in the elevator car. As she approaches the bottom floor, the elevator slows down with a rate of acceleration of 2.6 m/s2. During this period of acceleration, what would be her ‘apparent’ weight (in newtons) displayed by the scale?