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the soap bottles are available in small and large sizes a carton with 10 small and 40 large bottles weighs 10.8 kg. what is the mass of the carton with 50 large bottles?

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The mass of the carton with 50 large bottles is determined as 13.5 kg.

How to calculate the mass of the carton with 50 large bottles?

The mass of the carton with 50 large bottles is calculated by applying the following formula as shown below;

the weight of 10 small and 40 large bottles = 10.8 kg

In the situation described in the question, we can assume that the mass of the small bottles to be negligible.

The mass of the carton with 50 large bottles is calculated as follows;

mass of each large bottle = 10.8 kg / 40

mass of 50 large bottles = (10.8 kg / 40) x 50

mass of 50 large bottles = 13.5 kg

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