Question

Crispin wants to calculate the density of an apple. To do this, he measures the apple's mass and its volume. He measures the mass as 202 grams and gets a volume measurement of 270 cm3.

What is the density of the apple, rounded to the correct number of significant figures?
A.
68 grams/cm3
B.
0.75 grams/cm3
C.
0.748 grams/cm3
D.
1.0 grams/cm3

Answer 1

B , 0.75 grams/cm3

Explanation:

Crispin's mass measurement (202 grams) has three significant figures, but his volume measurement (270 cm3) only has two significant figures. So when one of these factors is divided by the other, the factor with the lowest number of significant figures takes precedence. This means that the density calculation can only have two significant figures.

The density of an object is its mass divided by its volume:

So, 202 grams ÷ 270 cm3 = 0.75 grams/cm3

(I also did this on study island and the other person made me get it wrong so i got the answer)