document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=307128>Question 307128</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The volume of a liter is the same as that of a cube of side length 10 centimeters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A liter of water weighs 1 kilogram. A cubic centimeter of sand weighs 2 grams.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many liters of water weigh the same as a cube of sand with side length 1/2 meter ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A liter of water weighs 1 kilogram. A cubic centimeter of sand weighs 2 grams.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many liters of water weigh the same as a cube of sand with side length 1/2 meter ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 liter = 1000 milliliters (ml) = 1000 cubic centimeters (cc)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The density of water is 1 gm/cc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The density of sand is given as 2 gm/cc<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A cube with sides of 0.5 meters have a volume of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 cm * 50 cm * 50 cm = 125000 cc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That much sand weighs 125000 cc * 2 gm/cc = 250000 grams = 250 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250 liters of water weighs 250 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 250 liters<BR>\n" );
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