Question

A plastic sphere floats in water with 70.0% of its volume submerged. This same sphere floats in glycerin with 55.6% of its volume submerged.

A. It will not float in glycerin
B. 25.6%
C. 45.6%
D. 70.0%

Answer 1

The correct answer to the question is that 55.6% of the sphere's volume is submerged when it floats in glycerin.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question is asking which percentage of the sphere's volume is submerged when it floats in glycerin.

According to the question, 70.0% of the sphere's volume is submerged in water, and when the sphere is placed in glycerin, 55.6% of its volume is submerged.

Therefore, the correct answer is that 55.6% of the sphere's volume is submerged in glycerin.