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Question
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If the area of a snow shoe is five times....................... than the area of an ordinary shoe, then the pressure of a snow shoe on the snow is five times...............
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Solution
If the area of a snow shoe is five times bigger than the area of an ordinary shoe, then the pressure of a snow shoe on the snow is five times smaller .
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