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There are 200 paperweights in a box. The mass of each paperweight is 0.085 kilogram. The mass of the empty box is 560 grams. What is the total mass of the box and 200 paperweights?

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b = box
p = paperweight
x = total mass


200p + b = x

200 * 0.085 + 560 = x

17 + 560 = x

=577
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