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A child makes a ramp to push his toy dump truck up to his sandbox. If he uses 5 newtons of force to push the 12-newton truck up the ramp, what is the mechanical advantage of his ramp?

MA = Output Force/Input Force

 a
2.4
 b
60
 c
17
 d
0.4
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A year ago
MA = Output Force/Input Force

Output Force = Weight of the truck = 12 N

Input Force = Force applied by the child = 5 N

MA = 12 N/5 N = 2.4

Therefore, the mechanical advantage of the ramp is 2.4.

The answer is (a) 2.4.
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