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A block of wood has density 0.500 g/cm3 and mass 2 000 g. It floats in a container of oil (the oil's density is 0.750 g/cm3). What volume of oil does the wood displace

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Answer:

2,666.67cm^3

Step-by-step explanation:

All we need to do in this problem is divide the mass of the wooden block to the oil's density.

2000/0.750 ≈ 2,666.67cm^3

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