Question

Two boxes need to be moved into storage. Jamal and Jude each want to move a box. The force of gravity on both the boxes is 50 N. Jamal is lifting with a force of 60 N, and Jude is lifting with a force of 45 N. Which best describes the movement of the boxes? Jamal moved his box to storage, but Jude could not move his. Jamal and Jude can successfully move each box into storage. Jamal could not move his box to storage, but Jude could. Neither Jamal nor Jude could move the boxes into storage.

Answer 1

Jamal moved his box to storage, but Jude could not move his.

Step-by-step explanation:

The force they exert needs to be higher than the force of gravity in order for them to move the boxes. Jamal's force is 60N, which is 10N above the force of gravity on the box, which is 50N. However, Jude's force is only 45N and that is lower than 50N, so he won't be able to move the box while Jamal can.