document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87651>Question 87651</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A certain kind of wood weighs 0.85 g per cubic cm. An 18cm by 12cm by 10cm block of that wood is floating in water. Approximately what weight of water does the block displace?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the volume of the block:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V = 18*12*10 = 2160 cubic cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "weight of displaced water <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= [2160 cm^3] <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2160*0.85 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1836 grams<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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