A 50-kg sack is raised 2 m in the same time a 25-kg sack is raised 4 m. Compared to the power needed to raise the 25-kg sack, the power needed to lift the 50-kg sack is

A. half as much.
B. twice as much.
C. the same.
D. none of the above


Answer: C

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