You already know that the quetioent of 1/2 divided by 6 would be more or less than one because, 1/2 is equal to 50% and 50% of 6 is 3. So, you would know how the answer would turn out.
The phrasing of the question is weird, but the mass should not change. The scale may read higher for a moment, but once the mass is brought up to the same velocity of the elevator, it should settle back to 100.
