This passage is about how people research food, how much calories, much much energy you get from it, etc. It also explains the different kinds of food get a certain amount of calories. Some calories burn quicker than the other.
The acceleration of the boxes depends on the mass and weight.
we have a mass of 7 and 8 kilograms
if it took 25 N force to move box A, then you would take 25 and multiply by 8 then divide by 2.
It will leave you with 100 N.
finally take the sq rt of 100 to get 10
Because of Gravity, Basically a force so strong it constantly pulls us to the earth with 1 G (Maybe 100 pounds of force constantly pulling us to the earth)