Question

A carver begins work on the following block of granite that weighs 2700 g. The dimensions of the block are 20 cm, 5 cm and 10 cm. What is the density of the granite in g/cm³?

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Density of an object is defined as the mass occupied per unit volume. “Density” is represented by “ρ”. Mathematically,
`\rho=(m)/(v)` where, “m" mass of an object and "v" is volume of an object.

Given that,

Dimensions of the block are 20 cm, 5 cm and 10 cm.

`\text { Volume of the block is } l * b * h`

`\text { Volume of the block is } 20 * 5 * 10`

`\text { Volume of the block is } 1000 \mathrm{cm}^(3) \text { . }`

Mass of the block is 2700 g.

Substitute the given values in
`\rho=(m)/(v)` to find density of a block.

`\rho=(2700)/(1000)`

`\rho=2.7 \mathrm{g} / \mathrm{cm}^(3)`

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