Question

A student applied a force of 12 newtons to push a box a distance of 4 meters down the driveway. Using the relevant formula, what is the amount of work, measured in joules (J), that the student performed to move the box?

Work = force × distance

(1 point)
Responses

3 J
3 J

16 J
16 J

48 J
48 J

8 J

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To calculate the amount of work done, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Work} = \text{Force} \times \text{Distance} \]

Given that the force applied is 12 newtons and the distance moved is 4 meters, you can substitute these values into the formula:

\[ \text{Work} = 12 \, \text{N} \times 4 \, \text{m} = 48 \, \text{J} \]

Therefore, the amount of work performed by the student to move the box is **48 J**.

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