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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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