A washing machine capable of reducing motor noise during a spin-drying cycle includes: a rotating tub for accommodating laundry; a motor connected to the rotating tub; a driving circuit for supplying driving current to the motor to rotate the motor; a sensor for outputting sensing values that vary according to a weight of the laundry; and a control unit for controlling the driving circuit to decelerate the motor when the speed of the motor reaches a target rotation speed during the spin-drying cycle, wherein the motor is decelerated at a target rotational deceleration rate determined on the basis of the weight of the laundry.