document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1130771>Question 1130771</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A trough contains a certain amount of sand. After Jamie used it to fill a 2.4-kilogram bag, a 650-gram bowl, and a 3-kilogram,125-gram pail, she realized that she had a kilogram of sand left in the trough. How much sand was in the trough at first? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #747375 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=747375\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 kg left + 2.4 kg + 0.65 kg + 3.125 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.4 + 3.775<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.175 kg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If significant figures are an issue, it would be 7 kg </SPAN>\n" );
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