Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Pressure

Pressure — practice question

A woman’s weight is $600\,\text{N}$. She is standing on a level floor. The area of contact between her feet and the floor is $0.050\,\text{m}^2$. What pressure does she apply to the floor?

  • A$1.2 \times 10^3\,\text{N m}^{-2}$
  • B$2.4 \times 10^3\,\text{N m}^{-2}$
  • C$1.2 \times 10^4\,\text{N m}^{-2}$
  • D$2.4 \times 10^4\,\text{N m}^{-2}$

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