If the balloon can barely lift an additional 3500 N of passengers, breakfast, and champagne when the outside air density is 1.23 kg/m3, what is the average density of the heated gases in the envelope

The complete question is :

A hot-air balloon has a volume of 2100 m3 . The balloon fabric (the envelope) weighs 860 N . The basket with gear and full propane tanks weighs 1300 N .

If the balloon can barely lift an additional 3400 N of passengers, breakfast, and champagne when the outside air density is 1.23kg/m3, what is the average density of the heated gases in the envelope?

Solution :

Given volume of the hot air balloon

The balloon fabric weights = 860 N

The weight of the basket with the gear and propane tank = 1300 N

Density of outside air

∴  Total pay load = Weight of the air displaced - weight of gas inside the balloon

Total pay load = 860 + 1300 + 3400

                        = 5560 N

Mass = density x volume

Weight  

Weight = volume x density

Weight of the displaced air = 2100 x 1.23 x 9.8

                                             = 25313 N

Weight of the gas inside the balloon = density x volume

                                                             = density x 9.8 x 2100

                                                             = density x 20580 N

Therefore substituting the values, we get

⇒ 25313 - (density x 20580) = 5560

⇒ density

So the density of the heated gas

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