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Homework Statement
6. A person weighing 900 N is standing on snowshoes. Each snowshoe has an area of 2500 cm2. Find the pressure on the snow.
a. 0.18 Pa
b. 0.36 Pa
c. 1800 Pa
d. 3600 Pa
Homework Equations
P=F/A
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried doing F/(2*(A))
A=2500cm2/1002cm2 *1m2=.25
P=900/(2+.25)
P=1800
but the answer key says it it .18 instead