The wording of the question is just HORRENDOUS - almost certain to confuse!!

If you look at the statement 'The holding is planned at 1 500 ft above alternate elevation. The alternate elevation is 256 ft. The holding is planned for 30 minutes with no reductions' this is FINAL RESERVE for a jet .... you must land with FINAL RESERVE in your tanks.

It would be better if they just got rid of that statement from the question!! (shame we don’t write them…)

So, your landing mass at alternate = DOM + TL + Final reserve fuel

Go to FIG 4.4, approx holding mass 48000kg ... fuel flow 2280kg/hr, final reserve (30mins) 1140kg

Landing mass = 34000 + 13000 + 1140 = 48140 kg