A high-speed quad chairlift can move approximately hundred passengers every minute up a vertical distance of 200 m as soon the average passenger has a bit of 65.0 kg a)a low speed double seat chairlist transport fewer than half the amount of passengers as the high speed chairlift Would you expect it to you some more or less power explain? b)Which lift (high speed or low-speed) would you expect to operate more efficiently in terms of energy loss explain.

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please explain part a and b in words theres no need for solving or using any equations for this as its not asking for any given value 

A high-speed quad chairlift can move approximately hundred passengers every minute up a vertical distance of 200 m as soon the average passenger has a bit of 65.0 kg

a)a low speed double seat chairlist transport fewer than half the amount of passengers as the high speed chairlift Would you expect it to you some more or less power explain?

b)Which lift (high speed or low-speed) would you expect to operate more efficiently in terms of energy loss explain. 

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