A balloon is filled with 400 m3 of helium. How big a payload can the balloon lift? (The density of air is 1.29 kg/m3; the density of helium is 0.18 kg/m3.)     111 kg     129 kg     215 kg     444 kg

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A balloon is filled with 400 m3 of helium. How big a payload can the balloon lift? (The density of air is 1.29 kg/m3; the density of helium is 0.18 kg/m3.)
   

111 kg

   

129 kg

   

215 kg

   

444 kg

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