The shopper “A” imparts to his cart an acceleration of 0.5 m/s2, and the shopper “B” imparts an acceleration of 1m/s2 to his cart. The masses of the carts are 20 kg (“A”) and 5 kg (“B”), respectively. What is the ratio of the two shoppers’ forces (FA/FB) with which they act on their carts? /Give the answer in vulgar fraction /     Please show steps

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The shopper “A” imparts to his cart an acceleration of 0.5 m/s2, and the shopper “B” imparts an acceleration of 1m/s2 to his cart. The masses of the carts are 20 kg (“A”) and 5 kg (“B”), respectively. What is the ratio of the two shoppers’ forces (FA/FB) with which they act on their carts?

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