A car jack requires a force of 110 pounds to lift a 2,500 pound car. In simplest form what is the ratio of the cars weight to the force required to lift a car?

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A car jack requires a force of 110 pounds to lift a 2,500 pound car. In simplest form what is the ratio of the cars weight to the force required to lift a car?

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Kaplan answered Jul 26, 2018

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weight:force=2500:110=
2500/110=
250/11=
250:11

the ratio is 250lb to 11lb of force or 250lb:11lb

Saurabh Dhillon answered Jul 31, 2018

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