Estimate the pressure exerted on a floor

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Estimate the pressure exerted on a floor by the following.

(a) one pointed chair leg (56 kg on all four legs) of area = 0.06 cm2 N/m2

(b) a 1670 kg elephant standing on one foot (area = 810 cm2) N/m2

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