You are given a short paragraph, a question and two choices to answer from. Choose the correct answer based on the paragraph and write the answer(not the key).

Paragraph: The more rope segments on a pully that are helping to do the lifting work, the less force that is needed for the job.
 Question: If Jim increases the number of segments on a rope he is using as a pully, the amount of force that he needs to apply when lifting something with the rope 
 Choices: A)increases 
B)decreases
decreases