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IRINA_888 [86]
3 years ago
15

A jack for a car requires a force of 120 lbs to lift a 3,000 lb car. what is the ratio of the cars weight to the force required

to lift the car?
Physics
1 answer:
cestrela7 [59]3 years ago
7 0
A ratio can be written as a fraction and simplified.
120/3000
simplifies to 12/300
simplifies to 6/150
simplifies to 2/50
simplifies to 1/25 
so each 1 pound of force from the jack lifts 25 pounds of car.
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