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Charlie lifts a box with a force of 500 N and sets it on a table top 1.2 m above its starting position. Lauren pushes an identical box up a 5 m ramp from the floor to the top of the same table. Which person did more work?

a
Lauren did more work.
 b
The size of each girl needs to be known to find the answer.
 c
Charlie and Lauren did the same amount of work.
 d
Charlie did more work.
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A year ago
To determine the work done by each person, we need to calculate the amount of work done by the force applied and the distance moved.

For Charlie, the work done is:
Work = force x distance = 500 N x 1.2 m = 600 J

For Lauren, the work done is:
Work = force x distance = weight x height = (500 N) x (5 m) = 2500 J

Therefore, Lauren did more work than Charlie. The answer is option a) Lauren did more work.
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