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If the mass of a material is 47 grams and the volume of the material is 15 cm^3, what would the density of the material be?

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Density is calculated as mass per unit volume. In this case, since the material has a mass of 47 grams and we have the volume of 15 cm^3, we can simply divide the values:
Density = 47 grams / 15 cm^3 = 3.1 g/cm^3
Therefore, the material has a density of 3.1 g/cm^3
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