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The class is divided into boys and girls to play a game of Tug of War. The boys trying to pull to the right are pulling with a force of 32N. The girls who are pulling to the left exude a force of 39N. How much net force is being applied to the rope and which direction will it move?

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The rope will move with a force of 7N to the left.
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The rope will move left with a force of 7N
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