A 5 cubic meter container is filled with 840kg of granite[density is 2400 kg per cubic meter] and the rest of the volume is air[density is 1.15 kg per cubic meter].  Find the mass of air present in the container.  a.  5.7534 kg b.  5.3475 kg c.  5.5374 kg d.  5.4375 kg

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A 5 cubic meter container is filled with 840kg of granite[density is 2400 kg per cubic meter] and the rest of the volume is air[density is 1.15 kg per cubic meter]. 

Find the mass of air present in the container. 
a.  5.7534 kg
b.  5.3475 kg
c.  5.5374 kg
d.  5.4375 kg
 
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