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Joseph who weighs 70 kg is singing while sitting on a 5 kg, four-legged chair. If each tip of the leg of the chair has a surface area of 5 cm2, how much pressure does Joseph exert on the floor in Pa? No unit is required for the final answer. Write your answer in whole number.
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