Revision question · Carrying passengers

Using a rough teaching estimate of about 67 kg per passenger, how many passengers add approximately one tonne before luggage?

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About 15 passengers produce the approximate one-tonne result under this assumption. Add actual luggage separately; the number of suitcases alone does not establish their mass. This estimate does not replace checking the real load against the vehicle’s permitted gross and axle limits.

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Distinguish a passenger-weight example from a legal limitReviewed guidance summary · The corrected prompts explicitly use the rough per-person assumption. Actual passengers and luggage vary, so the result is not a load certificate.

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