A box containing oranges weighs 60kg. The empty box weighs 7.5kg. If the average weight of an orange is 75g, how many oranges are there in the box?

Taylour asked Jan 13, 2022

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A box containing oranges weighs 60kg. The empty box weighs 7.5kg. If the average weight of an

orange is 75g, how many oranges are there in the box?

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Answer: 700 oranges

Step-by-step explanation: mass of box is reduced first.

Mass of oranges is 60 kg -7.5 kg = 52.5 kg

Mass or oranges is divided by mass of one orange 75 g = 0.075 kg.

52.5 kg/0.075 kg= 700

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