A cargo ship of mass 90000 metric tonnes is floating in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes are fresh water, so we can assume a density of 1000kg/m3. a) What is the volume of water displaced by this cargo ship? m3 b) If the volume of the cargo ship is 3.00×105 m3, what percentage of the ship's volume is below water? calculate in %
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A cargo ship of mass 90000 metric tonnes is floating in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes are fresh water, so we can assume a density of 1000kg/m3.
a) What is the volume of water displaced by this cargo ship?
m3
b) If the volume of the cargo ship is 3.00×105 m3, what percentage of the ship's volume is below water?
calculate in %
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