Question

Two shopping carts are pushed with the same amount of force. The shopping carts have the same mass. Shopping cart A is pushed with three times the force as shopping cart B. How does the force applied to the shopping carts affect their acceleration?

A.Both shopping carts will accelerate at the same rate since their masses are the same.

B. Shopping cart B accelerates twice as fast as shopping cart A.

C. Shopping cart A accelerates three times as fast as shopping cart B.

D. Shopping cart B accelerates three times as fast as shopping cart A.

Answer 1

Answer: Shopping cart A accelerates three times as fast as shopping cart B.

Because shopping cart A was pushed with 3 times as much speed, it will go 3 times quicker. Therefore, C is the answer.

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Answer 2

The answer would be C because the shopping cart was pushed with three times as much force as the other cart.