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Calculate the pressure exerted on an elevator floor which has an area of 6 m2, if 8.0 people with average weight 570 N each are standing on it.
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Calculate the pressure exerted on an elevator floor which has an area of 6

m2, if 8.0 people with average weight 570 N each are standing on it.

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Answer:

760 N/m²

Step-by-step explanation:

Pressure = Force/Area

Total weight : 570 × 8

= 4,560 N

Pressure exerted on elevator : P = F/A

> P = 4560/6

> P = 760 N/m²

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