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10. Make Sense and Persevere Lynn filledeach of three bags with 2 kilograms450 grams of sand. Is the mass of 2 bagsgreater than or less than 5 kilograms?Explain how you know. Greater becacous

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Given that:

Amount of sand filled in each bag = 2 kg 450 g

Then:

Amount of sand filled in two bags


\begin{gathered} =2\cdot(2kg\text{ 450g)} \\ =4kg\text{ 900g} \end{gathered}

Since 1000 g = 1 kg, 4 kg 900 g is 100 grams less than 5 kg. So, the mass of 2 bags less than 5 kilograms.

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