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Stuck on a desert island with a pallet of Dr Pepper bottles, we desperately made a raft from 375 empty, sealed aluminum bottles (yes, we

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Stuck on a desert island with a pallet of Dr Pepper bottles, we desperately made a raft from 375 empty, sealed aluminum bottles (yes, we drank all of the Dr Pepper first - couldn't waste it!). Each bottle weighs 20 grams and holds 16 fluid ounces. A raft will float until its density matches that of the water, 1.02kg/L. How many pounds of weight can the raft carry (above its own weight) before it would sink

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