Answer to Question #141114 in Physics for joseph

Question

If a man moves a small box that weighs 6N, 20 meters in 12 second, how much power
was used?

Answer 1

If the force he applied was parallel to the horizontal ground, the work he did is

$$W=Fd.$$

Now it is time to remember a popular joke: Can't find work? Multiply power by time!

So, the power is work over time:

$$P=\frac{W}{t}=\frac{Fd}{t}=\frac{6\cdot20}{12}=10\text{ W}.$$