SOLUTION: An empty box weighs 750 g. When it is half full of mixture it weighs 3.47 Kg. a) Calculate the mass of the mixture in grams, when the box is half full b) Calculate the total mas

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Question 1141160: An empty box weighs 750 g. When it is half full of mixture it weighs 3.47 Kg.
a) Calculate the mass of the mixture in grams, when the box is half full
b) Calculate the total mass in kilograms when the box is full
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+750+ g = +.75+ kg
(a)
1/2 of the mixture = +3.47+-+.75+=+2.72+ kg
In grams, this is +2.72%2A1000+=+2720+ g
(b)
+2%2A2.72+=+5.44+ kg of mixture in a fiull box
+5.44+%2B+.75+=+6.19+ kg total mass in a full box