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The mass of a box measured by a grocer's balance is 2.300kg. Two gold pieces of masses 20.15 g and 20.17 g are added to the box. What is (a) the total mass of the box, (b) the difference in the masses of the pieces to correct significant figures?

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(a) 2.3 kg (b) 0.02 g
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