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a box is filled with chocolates and its mass is 480g. The same box is now filled with mints and its mass is 350g. The chocolates weigh twice as much as the mints. what is the mass of the box

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Answer:

The box weighs 220 grams.

Explanation:

Since the box full of chocolates weighs 480 grams, and the same box full of mints weighs 350, the weight difference between them is 130 grams. According to the statement, the quantity of chocolate weighs twice that of mint, while the weight of the box does not vary.

Therefore, since chocolate weighs twice as much as mints, and the weight is reduced by 130 grams, that is the difference in weight between the two, with which chocolate weighs 260 grams and mints 130 grams.

Therefore, the box weighs 220 grams: 220 + 130 = 350, and 220 + 260 = 480.

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