A lorry which carried four people of average mass 80.5 kg and also loaded with cabbages weighed 5.8 tonnes. What was the mass, in kilograms,...

      

A lorry which carried four people of average mass 80.5 kg and also loaded with cabbages weighed 5.8 tonnes. What was the mass, in kilograms, of cabbages if the lorry weighed 3.4 tonnes when empty?

A. 2 400
B. 2 319.5
C. 2 078
D. 322

  

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Wilfred
The correct answer is [C]

- Total weight in tonnes
= 5.8 x 1000
= 5800 kg
- Weight of the lorry = 3400 kgs
- Mass of people and the cabbages = 5800 kg-3400 kg=2400
- Mass of people = 4 x 80.5
=322 kg
- Mass of cabbages = 2400 -322
=2078

Wilfykil answered the question on July 31, 2019 at 09:23


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