Question

an elephant of mass 500kg stands with all four legs on the ground esch foot has area of 0.08m^2.calculate the pressure exerted by the elephant on the ground(g=20m/s^2)

Answer 1

The pressure

$$P=\frac{F}{A}=\frac{mg}{A}$$

$$P=\frac{500*10}{4*0.08}=15625\:\rm Pa$$