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An empty lorry weighs 3500kg. It weighs 7250 kg when loaded with 50 bags of coffee .What is the average mass of each bag ?



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Answer:

The average mass of one coffee bag is 75kg.

Explanation:

The lorry on its own weighs 3500kg.

If it weighs 7250kg alongside coffee bags, we can make the assumption that to find the total mass of the coffee bags, we must take the combined total and subtract the lorry's weight from it.

7250kg subtract 3500kg is 3750kg.

There are 50 coffee bags, so this is the mass of all 50.

If we want to find the mass of one coffee bag, we have to divide the mass of 50 coffee bags by 50.

3750kg divided by 50 is 75kg.

The average mass of one coffee bag is 75kg.

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