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1. This cube is 2.0 cm on each side. Its mass is 72 g.
What is its volume, and its density?

User Akshay I
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Answer:

V = 8 cm

Density = 0.9 kg/m^3

Step-by-step explanation:

Volume = s^3 (for cubes)

s = 2

v = s^3 = 8

density = mass/volume

mass = 0.072 kg

volume = 0.08 meters^3

d = 0.072/0.08 = 0.9

d = 0.9 kg/m^3

User Alexander Kuzmin
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Answer:


\boxed {\sf v= 8.0 \ cm^3}


\boxed {\sf d=9 \ g/cm^3}}

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Volume

First, we must find the cube's volume. The volume is the amount of space an object takes up. The formula for a rectangular prism's volume is length times width times height. Since a cube has equal sides, it is simply the side length cubed.


v= s^3

The cube has a side length of 2.0 centimeters on each side.

  • s= 2.0 cm


v= (2.0 \ cm)^3


v= 2.0 \ cm * 2.0 \ cm *2.0 \ cm


v= 8.0 \ cm^3

2. Density

Next, we must find the cube's density. The density is the mass per unit volume. The formula is mass over volume.


d= (m)/(v)

The mass of the cube is 72 grams and we just calculated the density to be 8.0 cubic centimeters.

  • m= 72 g
  • v= 8.0 cm³


d= ( 72 \ g)/(8.0 \ cm^3)


d= 9 \ g/cm^3

The volume of the cube is 8 cubic centimeters and the density is 9 grams per cubic centimeters.

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