Question

A girl of mass 50 kg is wearing high heel sandals. The heels have a cross section of
1 cm2 each. Also consider an elephant of mass 4000 kg with foot area of each foot 250
cm2
The pressure exerted by the elephant is
A) 20 x10* Pa
B) 30 x10+Pa
C) 40 x10*Pa
D) 50 x10* Pa​

Answer 1

Answer:

cm^2 into m^2 is 250/10000

which is 1/40

total feet area is 4*1/40 = 1/10

4000 * 10 is 4 *10^4 Pa

Answer 2

Answer:

C) Part

40 x10* Pa​