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what would you be most likely to measure by immersing an object in water and seeing how much the water level rises?
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what would you be most likely to measure by immersing an object in water and seeing how much the water level rises?

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The volume of an irregular solid object would be measured in such a way. It is actually how the story of Archimedes goes when he managed to measure whether or not there's the right amount of gold in a king's crown using the same method.
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