Question

There are 200 paperweights in a box. The mass of each paperweight is 0.085 kilogram. The mass of the empty box is 560 grams. What is the total mass of the box and 200 paperweights?

Answer 1

b = box
p = paperweight
x = total mass


`200p + b = x`

`200 * 0.085 + 560 = x`

`17 + 560 = x`

`=577`