Researchers have found that a gecko's foot is covered with hundreds of thousands of small hairs (setae) that allow it to walk up walls and even across ceilings. A single foot pad, which has an area of , can attach to a wall or ceiling with a force of 11 .

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Researchers have found that a gecko's foot is covered with hundreds of thousands of small hairs (setae) that allow it to walk up walls and even across ceilings. A single foot pad, which has an area of , can attach to a wall or ceiling with a force of 11 . 
How many 250- geckos could be suspended from the ceiling by a single foot pad?

bobpursley · Answer

Your use of numerials for units makes it impossbile to decipher. 11 what? 250 what? and area of ?

Kelli · Answer

11 N. 250 grams 1.0 cm2

Anonymous · Answer

The 1.0cm2 is the area of the single foot pad.