A student of mass stands on snow

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

A student of mass 60 kg60\,\text{kg} stands on snow. The total area of contact of her two boots with the snow is 0.040 m20.040\,\text{m}^2. She then straps on a pair of skis that increase the contact area to 0.50 m20.50\,\text{m}^2. Calculate the ratio of the pressure on the snow when she is wearing skis to the pressure when she is wearing only boots.

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