Ahmed should use a weighing scale (also called a weighing machine or balance) to measure the weight of an object.

Quick Scoop

To measure how heavy something is, we commonly use:

  • A weighing scale (digital or analog)
  • A balance scale that compares the object with known standard weights

In a typical school-level question like “Ahmed wants to measure the weight of an object. What instrument should he use?”, the expected one-word/short answer is:

Weighing scale (or simply “scale”).

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