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The weight of a piece of a cubic foot wood is 40lbs. It is thrown into a pool of

water. What is the weight of the water displaced?

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Answer:

Volume of wood = 1 ft3 Mass of wood (m) = 40 lbs = 18.1437 kg Let the volume of water displaced be V. Density of water (ρ

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