A barge, 2 meter in width, 5 meter in length and 2-meter high will traverse the shorelines of Palawan. The PPA prescribes that the maximum draft that a vessel can have is 0.60m when traveling across water. If the barge has a total mass of 2000 kg, determine the maximum mass of the cargo in kg that the barge can safely carry according to PPA regulations. A. 400 B. 39.24 C. 39240 D. 4000
A barge, 2 meter in width, 5 meter in length and 2-meter high will traverse the shorelines of Palawan. The PPA prescribes that the maximum draft that a vessel can have is 0.60m when traveling across water. If the barge has a total mass of 2000 kg, determine the maximum mass of the cargo in kg that the barge can safely carry according to PPA regulations. A. 400 B. 39.24 C. 39240 D. 4000
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