A lorry with a self-weight of 3.5 tonnes transports 650 oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and one worker with 76 kg. Each piece of FFB weighs 15 kg. Solve the total weight carried by the lorry (including self-weight) and show the final answer in kilo-Newtons (kN). You must provide the correct answer in scientific standard form with only two decimal places

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A lorry with a self-weight of 3.5 tonnes transports 650 oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and one worker with 76 kg. Each piece of FFB weighs 15 kg.
Solve the total weight carried by the lorry (including self-weight) and show the final answer in kilo-Newtons (kN). You must provide the correct answer in scientific standard form with only two decimal places.

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