Assertion: pulley's rope | /r/CapableOf | support the load
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text: Thus, the mechanical advantage of the system is equal to the number of sections of rope supporting the load.
text: You simply count the number of ropes that support the load.
text: In fact, for any pulley system, you can calculate the amount of extra rope you have to pull by counting the number of ropes supporting the load.
text: You could say, in general, that the pulley load reduction is the reciprocal of the number of ropes supporting the load, but few practical pulley systems have more than four ropes.
text: If the pulley system is 100% efficient the mechanical advantage and the velocity ratio are both equal to the number of ropes supporting the load.