Question

Two men, joel and jerry, push against a wall. jerry stops after 10 min, while joel is able to push for 5.0 min longer. compare the work they do. two men, joel and jerry, push against a wall. jerry stops after 10 min, while joel is able to push for 5.0 min longer. compare the work they do. both men do positive work, but joel does 50% more work than jerry. both men do positive work, but jerry does 50% more work than joel. both men do positive work, but joel does 75% more work than jerry. both men do positive work, but joel does 25% more work than jerry. neither of them does any work.

Answer 1

Work is the product of force and distance. Since the wall doesn't move, the distance and work done are zero. The appropriate choice is the last one:
neither of them does any work.