document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252955>Question 252955</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cargo ship carrying scrap iron was floating in a water-tight lock in the canal. The crewmen were angry at the captain because they not been allowed ashore for many weeks. The crew mutinied and threw the scrap iron cargo overboard.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Did the water level in the lock rise, did it descend, or did it remain the same? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185143 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><B>Greenfinch(383)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Greenfinch><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185143\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the boat the iron displaces its own weight of water, in the water it displaces its own volume in water. Since its density is much greater than 1, it will displace more water when it is in the boat than when it is in the water. the boat will therefore rise by the loss of weight and the water will drop accordingly, the water will rise by the volume of iron but this is much less and the overall result is a drop in the water level and a very angry lock keeper who wants to know is going to clean it all up so the next boat doesn't hit the iron. </SPAN>\n" );
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