Astudent was asked to push a large box down the hallway about 35 meters. the task took the student five minutes and a force of 150 newtons. at what rate was the student pushing the box?

Rate of work or Power done by the student can be computed with below formulas.
1. Formula for Work
Work = Force x distance
Force or F = Force applied to the object 
distance or d = displacement

2. Formula for Power
P = Work done / Time it was done or completed

Substituting the values we have,
Work or Work done = 150 N x 35 meters = 5250 J (unit of work).

Lastly computing for the rate we have,
Power or rate of work = 5250 J / 300 seconds (or 5 min) = 17.5 Joule/S or Watts

Answer is 17.5 watts

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