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9) What is the volume of the liquid in graduated cylinder A before the rock *was added?8180Bb8281

9) What is the volume of the liquid in graduated cylinder A before the rock *was added-example-1
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We are asked to determine the volume reading in cylinder A. To do that we notice that between the the 80 and 81 marks there are 10 lines, this means that each line has a value of:


(81-80)/(10)=(1)/(10)=0.1

Since the liquid is 5 lines above the 80 marks this means that the volume is 80.5

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