Question

A boy is one of ten friends and wants to find out which group of five is the strongest. He divides the group into two teams. He has a rope with a knot in it, and they all decide to play tug-of-war. The winning team is able to get the knot over to their side of the field.

What problem are the friends trying to solve?

Responses

The boy and his friends are trying to see which team has the weakest push force to move the knot.
The boy and his friends are trying to see which team has the weakest push force to move the knot.

The boy and his friends are trying to see which team has the strongest push force to move the knot.
The boy and his friends are trying to see which team has the strongest push force to move the knot.

The boy and his friends are trying to see which team has the strongest gravity force to move the knot.
The boy and his friends are trying to see which team has the strongest gravity force to move the knot.

The boy and his friends are trying to see which team has the strongest pull force to move the knot.
The boy and his friends are trying to see which team has the strongest pull force to move the knot.
The team that pulls with more force wins the tug of war match.

Answer 1

The boy and his friends are trying to see which team has the strongest pull force to move the knot. The team that pulls with more force wins the tug of war match.