A 80 kg parent and a 20 kg child meet at the center of an ice rink. They place their hands together and push. The parent pushes the child with a force of 25 N, what is the force acting on the parent?

force acting on the parent = 25 N .

Explanation:

According to third law of Newton , there is equal and opposite reaction to every action . Here force by the parent on child is action and the force by child on parent is reaction . The former is given as 25 N so force by child on parent will also be 25 N .

Answer is 25 N .

it is a negative acceleration