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An elevator can hold at most 2,500 pounds. if 10 adults with an average mass of 80 kilograms each get on the elevator, can the elevator carry them? show your work

An elevator can hold at most 2,500 pounds. if 10 adults with an average mass of 80 kilograms each get on the elevator, can the elevator carry them? show your work
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an elevator can hold at most 2,500 pounds. if 10 adults with an average mass of 80 kilograms each get on the elevator, can the elevator carry them? show your work

User Fedeisas
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80 kg= 176.37 pounds and if you multiply 176.37 by 10 it is 1,763.7 leaving about 236.3 pounds left to spare
User Nitro Zark
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80 Kilograms to pounds = 176.37 pounds

176.37x10 = 1,763 pounds for ten people total, it can carry them with 737 pounds to spare
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