Answer to Question #270825 in Physics for grey tyrant

Question

15. A group of construction workers push against a large crate, trying to get it to move, but failing. Another coworker pushes a much smaller box and boasts he did more work. Is this true?

A. No, because he exerted less force.

B. No, because he moved an object with a smaller mass.

C. Yes, because he did the work alone.

D. Yes, because the small box moved, while the big box did not.

Answer 1

Yes, because the small box moved, while the big box did not, while work is force times displacement.