A student used a claw hammer to remove nails from a plece of wood to prepare to paint. Using the formula for mechanical advantage, what is

the effort distance for a claw hammer if the resistance distance is 6.0 cm and the mechanical advantage is 6.0?
Mechanical advantage = effort distance/resistance distance

A. 1
B. 12
C. 30
D. 36

To find the effort distance, we can rearrange the formula for mechanical advantage: effort distance = mechanical advantage * resistance distance.

Given that the resistance distance is 6.0 cm and the mechanical advantage is 6.0, we can substitute these values into the formula:

effort distance = 6.0 * 6.0 = 36 cm

Therefore, the effort distance for a claw hammer is 36 cm.

The correct answer is D. 36