Pressure=force/area - cannot arrive at correct answer?

[teggenspiller]

pressure=force/area -- cannot arrive at correct answer!?

Homework Statement

A person of weight of 900 N is standing on snowshoes. Each snowshoe has area 2500 cm2. Find the pressure on the snow.

A. 0.18 Pa
B. 0.36 Pa
C. 1800 Pa
D. 3600 Pa


Wrong Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: C
Your B

Homework Equations

P=F/a

The Attempt at a Solution

P= 900N/25m^2

and i keep getting 36. how do i get to 1800??

i understand there are 2 snow shoes, how is that relevant to finding the area? and why am i 100 off?

 

[teggenspiller]

1 cm = .01 m

so 2500cm^2 = 25 m^2

what am i doing wrong>

 

[whoareyou]

2500 (cm^2) = 0.25 m^2

 

[teggenspiller]

well duhh, teggenspiller. thank you SO very much for clearing that up!