A mover load a box into the back of a moving truck by pushing it up a ramp. The ramp is 4.0 m long and the back of the truck is 1.5 m high. What is the mechanical advantage of the ramp?
Mechanical Advantage = length of the ramp/height of the ramp
a
0.4
b
6
c
2.7
d
5.5
The correct answer is c) 2.7.
Mechanical Advantage = length of the ramp/height of the ramp
= 4.0 m / 1.5 m
= 2.7