u are on the management team of a company that is considering purchasing a tanker truck. The truck you want has a volume of 26,000 liters26,000 liters and an empty mass/weight of 15,700 kg.15,700 kg. However, the route you wish to travel has a bridge with a weight limit of 25 tons.25 tons. If you purchase the truck and fill it to capacity with a liquid whose density is 0.90 kg/L,0.90 kg/L, what will the mass of the truck be?   total mass: 31900 kg

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You are on the management team of a company that is considering purchasing a tanker truck. The truck you want has a volume of 26,000 liters26,000 liters and an empty mass/weight of 15,700 kg.15,700 kg. However, the route you wish to travel has a bridge with a weight limit of 25 tons.25 tons. If you purchase the truck and fill it to capacity with a liquid whose density is 0.90 kg/L,0.90 kg/L, what will the mass of the truck be?

 
total mass: 31900 kg
 
 

Will the truck filled to capacity be too heavy to cross the bridge? (1 kg=2.20 lbs)(1 kg=2.20 lbs)

yes

** the last question is what I need help with, I already answered the first 2***

What is the maximum volume you will be able to legally transport?

maximum volume:  L
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