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Squaw Valley ski area in California claims that its lifts can move 47900 people per hour. If the average lift carries people about 200 m (vertically) higher, estimate the maximum total power needed. (Assume an average mass per person of 70 kg).

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Provides steps necessary to find the maximum total power needed to lift 47900 people up by 200 meters.

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The mass of 47900 people is:
m = 70 * 47900 = 3353000 kg

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