Q: An engineer is attempting to lift a 5000-kg object using a lever and fulcrum as a pivot. The object sits at a distance of 5 m from the pivot. If he can only apply 250 N of force onto the lever, at what distance must he apply force to the lever to be able to lift the object?
A		40 m
B		400 m
C		1000 m
D		5000 m

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