GMAT Prep2?? (Mass)

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GMAT Prep2?? (Mass)

by dferm » Wed May 14, 2008 8:31 pm
The mass of 1 cubic meter of a substance is 800 kilograms under certain conditions. What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of 1 gram of this substance under these conditions? (1 kilogram = 1000 grams and 1 cubic meter = 1,000,000 cubic centimeters)

A. 0.80
B. 1.25
C. 8.00
D. 12.50
E. 80.00
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Re: GMAT Prep2?? (Mass)

by camitava » Wed May 14, 2008 8:36 pm
dferm wrote:The mass of 1 cubic meter of a substance is 800 kilograms under certain conditions. What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of 1 gram of this substance under these conditions? (1 kilogram = 1000 grams and 1 cubic meter = 1,000,000 cubic centimeters)

A. 0.80
B. 1.25
C. 8.00
D. 12.50
E. 80.00
8 x 10^5 gr occupies 10^6 cc
so 1 gr occupies 10^6/8 x 10^5 = 10/8 = 1.25

So IMO B.
Correct me If I am wrong


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